The wikipedia description of 'Indigo Children' is very negative. Perhaps its not on purpose, but the current Wikipedia article makes the mistake of sounding like Indigo traits come from children of bad parents. It also lists the dangers of using the label 'Indigo'.
The article is lacking in that it only looks at the negative aspects and digresses into discussions about Ritalin! It warns that 'Indigo' is used as an alternative to diagnosis. I suppose that can happen. I say there is more to it. Yes, you can fail to give someone with problems a diagnosis; but this doesn't mean that all stubborn, curious, creative children have a medical condition.
The way I see it is that Nancy Tapp, whomever she is or was, saw that children were having better childhoods and wanted to make space for some of the special results. So maybe she lied or not about psychic phenonema. Maybe she sold books doing this, but the concept of Indigo Children has caught on for a reason. Fact: there are some special children who are: empathic, curious and strong-willed, perceived to be strange etc. Fact: sometimes parents panic if their children are a little unusual, and that is not good for their children. Fact: the main thing is to not give up on children that are unusual and to value them.
The article stresses that problem parents tend to call kids 'Indigo' instead of taking them to see a psychiatrist. I'd say the concept is pretty decent. You can still diagnose a child considered 'Indigo'.
As a religious movement? I think its completely screwed. I'm not one who believes in New Age or 'Spiritual powers' unless we're strictly talking about brainpower. Einstein had a mental and therefore spiritual gift. Any sort of mysterious woo woo is not to me spiritual power, but as you like it.
Indigo children - Wikipedia
Care to disagree? Want to go Indigo on me for a few rounds? Has your vision turned Indigo? Have you got a little Indigo on your tongue?
The article is lacking in that it only looks at the negative aspects and digresses into discussions about Ritalin! It warns that 'Indigo' is used as an alternative to diagnosis. I suppose that can happen. I say there is more to it. Yes, you can fail to give someone with problems a diagnosis; but this doesn't mean that all stubborn, curious, creative children have a medical condition.
The way I see it is that Nancy Tapp, whomever she is or was, saw that children were having better childhoods and wanted to make space for some of the special results. So maybe she lied or not about psychic phenonema. Maybe she sold books doing this, but the concept of Indigo Children has caught on for a reason. Fact: there are some special children who are: empathic, curious and strong-willed, perceived to be strange etc. Fact: sometimes parents panic if their children are a little unusual, and that is not good for their children. Fact: the main thing is to not give up on children that are unusual and to value them.
The article stresses that problem parents tend to call kids 'Indigo' instead of taking them to see a psychiatrist. I'd say the concept is pretty decent. You can still diagnose a child considered 'Indigo'.
As a religious movement? I think its completely screwed. I'm not one who believes in New Age or 'Spiritual powers' unless we're strictly talking about brainpower. Einstein had a mental and therefore spiritual gift. Any sort of mysterious woo woo is not to me spiritual power, but as you like it.
Indigo children - Wikipedia
Care to disagree? Want to go Indigo on me for a few rounds? Has your vision turned Indigo? Have you got a little Indigo on your tongue?
