Spirited Kidz | Best leave Ouija alone

By Nadine Penny 

Dear Nadine,
My Spirited big kid (a high school senior) recently attended a party where he apparently played with an Ouija (Yes-Yes) Board. I don’t like the sound of them myself. Should I tell him it’s a “No-No?”
Sincerely, Dubious Dad, Shakopee

Dear Dubious Dad,
It’s February, the month to talk love and passion. Personally, I’m passionate about the magical, the mystical, the weird and the wonderful — but does that extend to the Ouija?

The Ouija board celebrates its 121st birthday this year. Its original 1891 patent followed fast on the heels of other “talking board” creations that sought to help bridge the communication gap between this world and the next. At its height, Ouija boards were sold to every Tom, Dick and Harriet interested in the home-made séance. Toted as a “parlor game,” Ouija boards proved so popular that by 1920 William Fuld, the man in charge, became (by his own conservative estimates) a millionaire. By 1966, Ouija — under the auspices of the Parker Bros., — had outsold Monopoly!

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Read the full article, and others like it at: http://edgemagazine.net/2012/02/leave-ouija-alone/

Spirited Kidz: Teens and the paranormal

By Nadine Penny 

Dear Nadine,
My daughter Ella is 16 and very psychic. She knows things before they happen and she doesn’t know what to make of it all. I want to help her, but I’m not sure where to start and sometimes, our relationship gets a little strained when I bring things up. Any help is appreciated. ~ Concerned Mum from Minneapolis

Dear Concerned Mum,
The teenage years aren’t easy are they? Take a vat of tumultuous hormones, throw in a need for independence, a quest for identity and add a tablespoon of insecurity and you have a recipe for trouble. Mix a little psychic development into the pot and we have a bubbling cauldron that’s enough to turn any mum’s hair white. But don’t worry, help is on hand.

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Read the full Column, and others like it at: http://edgemagazine.net/2012/01/spirited-kidz/