Ok now that I know how this site works I hope someone can help because I'm new to all this and very concerned. First let me give you a little history. My very best friend her five kids and now grandson have lived in the same apartment for 8yrs. Shortly after moving in she and the kids started saying it was haunted. I really didn't believe it until I stayed there a few months last year and I have to say they're right. I myself never saw figures but others have. They say it is a man who is mean and a woman who is just there. The woman moves things around but the man will get angry and I myslef have experienced radios flying across the rooms dorrs slamming pounding. But when the baby came 2yrs ago it got strange. The first 6months was fine then the baby while sitting quietly playing and even sleeping would just start screaming with a terrified look on his face it would take mins to calm him down. This still happens but what is worring me the most is two days ago the little boy was napping and out of nowhere he just starts screaming we both run in and my friend picks him up and when she does his shirt raises in cthe back and I see fresh scratches. I say fresh becaause they were still red and puffy. I don't know what happened but I know he was alone and was asleep something is wrong I can't help someone has to be able to do something. Someone please help this beautiful baby boy!!

With out knowing the history of the family or the apt. and area it's in, I would say you have a pissy spirit that needs to be banished. First, try telling it to leave. Tell it that it's not wanted there and it needs to move on. Be very firm. You can try smudging the house w sage also. You can also use sea salt in the rooms. There are protective stones that can be placed in the various rooms, the baby's in particular. Smokey quartz, black tourmaline, fire agate, amber, amethyst, iron pyrite, these are a few that work well.

Where were the scratches? Are you CERTAIN that he couldn't have reached the place and done it to himself? Clip his fingernails so they aren't sharp.

If he couldn't possibly have done this to himself, and there was no cat around or some kind of thing in his crib that could scratch him (unlikely), then I'd say that this is serious if the baby is being physically harmed, and my first advice would be to get him out of there.

If this is a case of it being a formerly human spirit there who is nasty, I agree with GreenEyedLady (who knows more about this than I do!) I think intent is something that can't be underestimated. If you stand up to it and demand that it go, sometimes this is the so-called line in the sand, and it will retreat. But this does not work every time, and there are so many different types of spirit entities around ,that it's really hard to tell what will work until you try.

But, PLEASE, get that little kid out of there if he is being harmed until you are sure the place is clear. I know it's not easy or even practical, but that is what I'd do before it happens again or something worse does.

I agree with Green Eyed Lady...the stones and sea salt will definitely be protecting. I am a huge fan of white sage. You can buy it in a small bundle. Light it like you would incense, and it will smoke. Walk through the apartment saying "All negativity must be washed away with the smoke of this pure herb. Only positive energy may remain. Nothing negative or malignant may reside here any longer. This area is protected by love, light and pure goodness." Walk around fanning the smoke everywhere and continually repeat this. MAKE SURE YOU PAY EXTRA ATTENTION TO THE CORNERS! This is an ancient indian cleansing technique and has proven to help. Remember...they have no free will on the other side. You must tell them to go. This man may have a very disturbing history and may be a very evil entity to harm a small child. Make sure you tell this family to take control of their home and tell this spirit that he MUST leave. These evil or dark entities feed off of fear. They will do anything to get a "rise" out of the inhabitants of "their" area. The more your friends are frightened or concentrate on the damage done by this entity, the more power they are giving it. Have them get the crystals (online, new age shop...they are very easily attainable. I favor amythest) and put a crystal in each room, burn the white sage and take control over their home. White sage can be purchased on amazon.com and is relatively inexpensive, lasts a long time, and comes very quickly in the mail! Amazon.com also has raw amethyst stones for reasonable prices as well. I'm a huge fan of amazon lol...can you tell?

Sounds a lot like poltergeist activity in which case I would be looking at a teenager or perhaps even the woman herself. See if anyone has a very emotional issue that they have not or are not dealing with. It's highly possible one of the family members is responsible for what is happening without even knowing it.

I agree, this sounds to me like a Poltergeist. They need to cleanse themselves... a light sage smudging would help, grounding and clearing the chakras, if this doesn't end it, I'd look further into it being haunted.