“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H. P. Lovecraft
Parents can take an active role in educating their children about ghosts and paranormal phenomenon when the time comes that they start asking questions about this topic. You can ease some of the fear your children may express about the subject by reading books with them about historical ghosts in the White House, like Abe Lincoln and Abigail Adams and yes, by visiting an online website called Kids.ghostvillage.com.
Children’s Book about White House Ghosts
Kids.ghostvillage.com has a recommended reading list with books such as “Who’s Haunting the White House?: The President’s Mansion and the Ghosts Who Live There.” Written by author, Jeff Belanger, this book researches a number of sightings of apparitions thought to maintain their presence in the executive mansion in Washington, DC.
A well-known piece of information is that many people believe numerous historic ghosts, Dolly Madison and Andrew Jackson to name a few, appear to wander the mansion and the White House grounds as if they never left 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or that situation in time. Read more about ghosts in the White House here.
This informative book includes documentation and reports of history’s ghosts, from the viewpoint of various residents of the executive mansion over the years. Some of these people include employees, presidents and other political leaders. Ghosts in the White House may seem more fascinating than scary to a child.
It is certainly a more positive way to learn about paranormal phenomenon than a ghost lurking in Aunt Edna’s creepy, old house. The 64-page book, geared for ages 9 – 12 and published by Sterling, is available at Amazon.
Ghosts in the Classroom – A Learning Tool
The educational Kids.ghostvillage.com website also includes a “ghosts in the classroom” tab, which provides, among other things, “ghosts as a learning tool.” This is an instructive article about using history and its “ghosts” to educate children and make the task of learning history a lot more interesting. A lesson plan is included at the end of the article.
Parents will also find some valuable information for discussions about ghosts, which helps when children begin questioning this phenomenon. It also covers the delicate subject of your own home perhaps being haunted. The article, written in a down-to-earth manner, offers practical advice for talking about an often, difficult topic.
Ghost Hunting with Kids
On the other hand, if the parent is actually fond of or interested in ghosts and dabbles a bit in ghost hunting, there is some great reading material about ghost hunting with your children. Ghost hunting can be an amazing lesson in history and research, which is educational and a fun learning process for children.
The information available covers how to get started, how to keep the children safe and it also explains how the kids can write up their experience and submit it for publication at Kids.ghostvillage.com. Your children can be published authors as well as budding ghost hunters.
Sources:
Kids.ghostvillage.com
Amazon.com
White House Ghosts
