Bedtime Rituals for Intuitive Children

It is no surprise that children are coming into the world more spiritually open than ever before. With that comes even more sleepless nights, more than what comes with the normal growth spurts and teething. Night time wakings can feel very scary for children when Spirit is involved. Especially when they are young, they are unable to communicate what is happening. The veil between the physical world and spirit is thinner at night, making it easier for spirit to make connections with us. With our children being so spiritually aware, it can seem very real to them and surprising when there are unexpected guests at night, or those they do not recognize.

It is so important to know that it is not something you need to just endure and power through, or shut down their intuition but that there are tips and tools to help these young children achieve a good sleeping routine and still keep their awareness to spirit and their intuition. What is equally important to realize is that these rituals will change and grow as your child does. That there may be times they need extra and others where nothing is needed to achieve a good nights sleep. My goal is to help you understand what your children are experiencing and empower you to help them grow their unique intuition that they were born with.

Here are some of the things that have worked for our family over the years:

1. Acknowledgement and Open Conversation

   • So very important to acknowledge that what they are seeing is very real, even if you cannot see it for yourself. Encourage them to explain what they saw, what they looked like, how it made them feel. It can be harder when they are younger, but ask them lots of pointed questions that can either be answered with a yes or no answer.

   • Keeping the communication open will help as they continue to grow because they will voice to you when the rituals need to change or extra steps are needed. You are building trust with your children and also building trust in communicating with spirit.

2. Clearing the Space and Room Sprays

   • House clearings are a regular occurrence in our household. They are done at least once a month, or more often if we are experiencing challenging times. Burning sage or smudge and walking through the house speaking the intentions that you want. So for example, setting the intention that the sage is clearing your home of spirits who are not for the greatest and highest good of the whole family. Now, I use that wording because I do still want Spirit to be present in the house, but on my terms.

   • Once I have cleared the home, I make a room spray for my children. One that they can spray in their room before bed and if they wake at night to help them fall back asleep. My room sprays are made intuitively for each child and include herbs, essential oils and crystals.

3. Crystals

   • We use a lot of crystals in the house. But when my children were younger and waking up multiple times a night, I chose stones that were very grounding in energy. With the grounding energy, it pulls their energy down to the physical plane and are able to sleep more soundly. Our intuitive children have a very high vibration, so to be connected to spirit, all the time is normal. But it is important to help them understand that you can still be connected and sleep well.

   • As a side note, our children have a very high vibration naturally, so asking them to stay grounded all the time is very uncomfortable for them. So it is important to let them keep their vibration high and only require grounding for bedtime, or times when you need their full attention.

   • Crystals to incorporate into their bedroom are: Obsidian, Garnet, Jet, Rose Quartz, Hematite, Tiger Eye, any earthy coloured stones will help to ground energy. Better yet, take your children to a metaphysical store and ask them to pick a couple crystals that will help them sleep.

4. Nightly Prayer

   • With my 3rd Child, we had so many sleepless nights, or nights where I would sleep in his room because he needed my presence and reassurance that it was okay to sleep. Any time I would leave his room, he would scream and cry until I came back because he was scared. If I stayed, he slept. After a few Healing Sessions, we came up with a nightly prayer that helped him immediately sleep through the night.

   • Feel free to use or change to fit your children’s needs:

     • Guides and Angels,

       We ask you that you clear Luca’s room so that he feels safe and falls asleep quickly and stays asleep for the night. We ask that you cover his Third Eye and Ears so that he only sees and hears what he needs to see and hear and can sleep through the night. Lastly, we ask that you bring his energy in nice and close so that he feels safe and loved.

       Thank you. And so it is.

5. Speaking with Spirit

   • Taking the time to acknowledge the Spirit’s in your home and setting boundaries is an important step as well. Asking that they follow your rules or they will be asked to leave.

   • Our house rules are:

     • they are only allowed for the greatest and highest good of the whole family,

     • that if they are scaring someone with how they communicate, they must find another way to communicate with them (either through dreams, or animals and bugs, etc.) ,

     • if they are asked to leave they must do so immediately

     • and at one point the rule was that they could communicate all they wanted during the day, but bedtime was bedtime.

   • Also teaching your child to tell spirit to “go to the light” and expect them to so when they are not wanting to communicate or are frightened.

6. Energetic Blankets and Presence

   • When my youngest was a baby, it was incredibly hard on her when we transitioned from co-sleeping to sleeping in her own room. She was waking up 10-12 times a night and I slept in a chair too many times to count. And again after a Healing Session for myself, it was discussed that I should begin placing an energetic blanket on her at night, and go further to energetically tuck her in when she wakes up in the middle of the night. So when I would tuck her in at night, I would envision a blanket of my energy in bed with her, so that she could feel my energy with her all night. Also setting the intention that my energy stays with her all night so that she feels safe and loved. The other part of this was when she would wake up at night, I would envision my energy walking into her room and tucking her in again. At first, I would wake up completely to do it, but as time went on, I was less awake and sending my energy to tuck her in. Yes, there were still times that my physical body had to go in and tuck her in, but the majority of the time, my energy was enough to settle her. So not only did I get more sleep, but it helped her to trust that I will always be there for her when she is scared or unsure of Spirit.

These a just a few ways that you can encourage your child to communicate with Spirit and at the same time provide the level of trust and safety that they need to keep moving forward. Congratulations for acknowledging your Child’s need for communication with Spirit and taking action and asking for help! I hope that these tools gave you some insight on what you can do to start helping your child. Should you need more help and guidance with empowering your Child’s intuition, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am always here to help, whether that be through crystal recommendations, creating Room Sprays for your family, performing house clearings, or healing sessions along the way.

Love Always,

Ashley