Indigo Children Or Selfish, Undicipline Children?

I got asked a couple of weeks ago if I could write a blog on the Indigo Children.  I decided before I put pen to paper to research this a little more, I had read some books and watched a couple of movies on them, but that was a few years back.

First for those of you who don't know about these children let me fill you in on the basics.  Indigo children is a term used to describe children who are believed to possess special, unusual and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities.  The term is pseudoscientific.  The idea is based on new age concepts developed in the 1970's by Nancy Ann Tappe and further developed by Jan Tober and Lee Carroll.  The concept of indigo children gained popular interest with the publication of a series of books in the late 1990's and the release of several films in the following decade.  A variety of books, conferences and related materials have been created surrounding belief in the idea of indigo children and their nature and abilities.  The interpretations of these beliefs range from being the next stage in human evolution, in some cases possessing paranormal abilites such as telepathy, to the belief that they are more empathic and creative than their peers.

Although no scientific studies give credibility to the existence of indigo children or their traits, the phenomenon appeals to some parents whose children have been diagnosed with learning disabilities and to parents seeking to believe that their children are special.  Skeptics view this as a way for parents to avoid proper (and generally pharmaceutical) pediatric treatment or a psychiatric diagnosis.  The list of traits used to describe the children has also been criticized for being vague enough to be applied to almost anyone, a form of the forer effect.  The phenomenon has been criticized as a means of making money from credulous parents through the sales of related products and services.

There have been many books, articles and even movies made about the Indigo children, and from reading alot of these articles and books many years ago I was always under the impression that the Indigo children were a spiritual higher being sent to the earth plane to lead us out of the shit and into a newer, better future.
However I either didn't read right or I didn't totally understand.  Most of these Indigo Children have been diagnosed with ADHD, ADD or learning disabilities.  There are even online tests that you can do, to see if your child is an Indigo Child.  I took 3 of these tests, and the characteristics could of applied to 2 of my 3 children.  The oldest and youngest.  However those 2 children don't have ADHD, or ADD. They just don't like being told what to do, and think that they can do what they want when they want.  Is the future the Indigo children are going to bring us?  A future where we don't have to take responsibility for our actions, and we don't have to listen to authority.

The alleged characteristics include:

-the belief that they are empathetic, curious, strong-willed, independent, and often perceived by friends and family as being strange;

-possess a clear sense of self-definition and purpose;

-exhibit a strong innate sub-conscious spirituality from early childhood (which, however, does not necessarily imply a direct interest in spiritual or religious areas);

-a strong feeling of entitlement, or "deserving to be here".

Other alleged traits include:

-a high intelligence quotient, an inherent intuitive ability; and

-resistance to rigid, control-based paradigms of authority.

-According to Tober and Carroll, indigo children may function poorly in conventional schools due to their rejection of rigid authority, being smarter (or more spiritually mature) than their teachers, and a lack of response to guilt-, fear- or manipulation-based discipline.

Surely if these children were meant to be more empathic than the rest of us, they would understand the feelings their parents have when they act against authority and start to listen and behave themselves more.
I'm sorry but the more I read on these Indigo Children,the more I think it is a load of cods  wallop to put it politley.  All 3 of my children are special, they don't need to have ADHD or anything else to be special.  They are special because they are mine.  They do my head in, and know what buttons to push to get me going, but they are all individuals with their own characteristics and that is what makes them special.   I don't have the luxury to look at people through rose tinted glasses, so I most certainly know my children aren't saints they aren't angels, but they are mine.

I honestly thought if any of my children were to be classed as an Indigo child it would of been the middle one.  He is quiet, does as he is told, and is extremely sensistive to other people and their feelings.   There have been alot of criticism to these so called Indigo Children.

According to reasearch psychologist Russell Barkley, the New Age movement has yet to produce empirical evidence of the existence of Indigo Children, as the 17 traits most commonly attributed to them were akin to the Forer Effect (i.e., so vague they could describe nearly anyone).  Many critics see the concep of Indigo Children as made up of extemely general traits, a sham diagnosis that is an alternative to a medical diagnosis, with a complete lack of science or studies to support it.  The lack of scientific foundation is acknowledged by some believers, including Doreen Virtue, author of The Care and Feeding of Indigos, and James Twyman, who produced two films on Indigo Children and who offers materials and courses related to the phenomenon.

Mental health experts are concerned that labeling a disruptive child an "Indigo" may delay proper diagnosis and treatment that could help the child.  Others have stated that many of the traits of Indigo children could be more prosaically interpreted as simple unruliness and alertness.

Nick Colangelo, a University of Iowa professor specializing in the education of gifted children, stated that the first Indigo book should not of been published, and that "the Indiog Children movement is not about children, and it is not about the colour indigo.  It is about adults who style themselves as experts and who are making money on books, presentations and videos."

O.k so we have alot of criticism on this whole subject.  I do believe that their are children being born into this world at this time, with the ability to carry the human race through, and get  rid  of all the bullshit that is going on.  These children to me, would be sensitive to  every  living  thing, and have the ability to create a kind of calming effect.  I'm sorry but if you have a disruptive child then I don't believe they are Indigo Children.  I know as a parent to think that you aren't raising your kids properly, and to hear criticism on how you do raise them.  But thinking that they Indigo Children is just a waste of time people.  I don't know if I would trust the future of this planet and hummanity, in the hands of children who can't understand the word NO.

Every child born onto this planet is special, please don't make the mistake by assuming  they  are the saviours.  It doesn't matter if your child has a learning disability or ADD, ADHD they are still yours and still 100% special.  And they will be on this planet for a reason, we all are.