The New Children and Near-Death Experiences

“This book is the richest, most probing, and most comprehensive available on NDEs in children, and a major contribution to the field of near-death studies. It is also a seminal exploration of the possible evolutionary significance of NDEs.”

Kenneth Ring, Ph.D., coauthor of Lessons from the Light

“P.M.H. Atwater is on the cutting edge of near-death research. If you think you have heard everything about NDEs, you need to read this book.”

Melvin Morse, M.D., author of Closer to the Light

“A masterpiece. I am now recommending it to parents of gifted children everywhere.”

Linda Silverman, Ph.D., director of the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development

“Atwater gives us a provocative new perspective on child development and humanity’s future.”

Bruce Greyson, M.D., editor of the Journal of Near-Death Studies

The New Children and Near-Death Experiences is the first book to provide—from the view of the child—an in-depth study of children who have experienced the near-death phenomenon and its aftereffects. Atwater notes that the child who returns from a near-death experience is not the same child as before, but is a “remodeled, rewired, reconfigured, refined version of the original.”

Presenting data to support her contention that these children have experienced structural, chemical, and functional changes in the brain, she shows how their greater empathic abilities as well as dramatically higher intelligence are qualities that are also present in children born since 1982—enhanced abilities that cannot be tied to simple genetics. Atwater shows that understanding the near-death experiences of children can help us prepare for a quantum leap in the evolution of humanity.

P.M.H. Atwater was among the earliest researchers to investigate the near-death experience. Among her books are Coming Back to Life and Beyond the Light. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

andldquo;A masterpiece. I am now recommending it to parents of gifted children everywhere.andrdquo;

andldquo;Atwater gives us a provocative new perspective on child development and humanityandrsquo;s future.andrdquo;

"An intriguing study by one of the earliest researcher to investigate the near-death experience."

andldquo;This book is the richest, most probing, and most comprehensive available on NDEs in children, and a major contribution to the field of near-death studies. It is also a seminal exploration of the possible evolutionary significance of NDEs.andrdquo;

and#8220;P.M.H. Atwater is on the cutting edge of near-death research. If you think you have heard everything about NDEs, you need to read this book.and#8221;

“A masterpiece. I am now recommending it to parents of gifted children everywhere.”

“Atwater gives us a provocative new perspective on child development and humanity’s future.”

"An intriguing study by one of the earliest researcher to investigate the near-death experience."

"As you read through case-studies, you find yourself left with new insights about what death is and, for that matter, what life is."

“This book is the richest, most probing, and most comprehensive available on NDEs in children, and a major contribution to the field of near-death studies. It is also a seminal exploration of the possible evolutionary significance of NDEs.” < b=""> Kenneth Ring, Ph.D <> ., coauthor of < i=""> Lessons from the Light <>

“P.M.H. Atwater is on the cutting edge of near-death research. If you think you have heard everything about NDEs, you need to read this book.” < b=""> Melvin Morse, M.D <> ., author of < i=""> Closer to the Light <>

Presents an in-depth look at children who have experienced the near-death phenomenon and the heightened abilities that these children exhibitandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Provides compelling evidence for the existence of a generation of children who represent the spiritual evolution of the human raceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;and#8226; Includes firsthand testimonies of children who have returned from near deathandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;iandgt;The New Children and Near-Death Experiencesandlt;/iandgt; is the first book to provide--from the view of the child--an in-depth study of children who have experienced the near-death phenomenon and its aftereffects. Atwater notes that the child who returns from a near-death experience is not the same child as before, but is a and#8220;remodeled, rewired, reconfigured, refined version of the original.and#8221; Presenting data to support her contention that these children have experienced structural, chemical, and functional changes in the brain, she also shows how their greater empathic abilities as well as dramatically higher intelligence are qualities that are also present in children born since 1982--enhanced abilities that cannot be tied to simple genetics. Atwater shows that understanding the near-death experiences of children can help us prepare for a quantum leap in the evolution of humanity.

P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D., is a distinguished researcher of near-death experiences, prayer chaplain, spiritual counselor, and visionary. At the 2005 National Association of Transpersonal Hypnotherapists Conference in Virginia Beach, VA. she was presented the "Lifetime Achievement" Award. She is the author of seven books including Coming Back to Life, Future Memory, We Live Forever, Beyond the Indigo Childrenand The New Children and Near-Death Experiences.She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

andlt;Bandgt;Foreword by Joseph Chilton Pearceandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Preface andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgementsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;ONEandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Evolution's Nod andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TWOandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Brain Shift/Spirit Shift andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;THREEandnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;/Bandgt;A New View of Near-Death States andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;FOURandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Jumbles of Good and Evil andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;FIVEandnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;/Bandgt;The Impact of Aftereffects andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;SIXandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Many Types, One Pattern andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;SEVENandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Cases from History andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;EIGHTandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Evidence for a Life Continuum andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;NINEandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Alien Existences andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;TENandnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; andlt;/Bandgt;A New Race Aborning andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;ELEVENandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Promise andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;APPENDIX Iandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Tips for the Child in All of Us andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;APPENDIX IIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Research Methodology andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;APPENDIX IIIandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Website of P. M. H. Atwater, LH.D. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;APPENDIX IVandlt;/Bandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Website of International Association for Near-Death Studies andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Notes andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Index andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;About the Authorandlt;/Bandgt;