... to think that this IndigoChild stuff is a load of nonsense?

[CasioBlues]

Have you come across this New Age idea?

www.2012-spiritual-growth-prophecies.com/indigo-child.html

[CalamityKate]

What a load of rubbish.

[Madmum24]

Someone suggested the book to me as my dd2 was a little bit different. I bought it and read it, was a dire waste of money. I actually felt sorry for the parents who are clearly yearning for their very ordinary children "cosmic beings sent from above" to be so very special. Most of the examples of how "special" they are sounded very typical of any child.

One example of how utterly sensitive Indies are was of a girl whose grandfather was terminally ill in hospital, and she brought him her teddy to cheer him up. Doesn't sound so unusual to me unless I have 4 Indigos

[Madmum24]

Yes, the rainbow generation are after the Indies, there is actually a spectrum of them. A friend was trying to convince herself that her son was a Dolphin.

[sunev]

I was born in 1969, I suspect I am a Polyester child, slightly less special but much easier to keep clean.

[thegreylady]

As a way of justifying arrogant, defiant, selfish behaviour it is as good as any. They feel they should be revered and resist any authority eh? They need a good talking to and some time out.

[Goblinchild]

Or Nanny McPhee

[chocoluvva]

at polyester child

[Poledra]

God, now I have Rainbow Child by the Dan Reed Network stuck in my head. Thanks

[FruitbatAuntie]

Total, utter, BOLLOCKS.

HTH.

[yegodsandlittlefishes]

Ah, I bought a book called the Indigo Child on holiday and it took me some time to decide between burning it or giving it back to the charity shop. Heartening to see the MN take on it. :D

[LurcioLovesFrankie]

DS was an indigo toddler... but only 'cos I let him trough a whole punnet of blueberries and the resulting poo dyed his scrotum blue (now there's a phrase I never thought I'd utter prior to becoming a parent). I'm glad to say both he and his bits recovered from the ordeal, however.

[Chopstheduck]

'They are born feeling and knowing they are special and should be revered'


That is so my ds. He isn't indigo, jsut a little shit!

[ElectricalBanana]

i am a cheesecloth child (born in the 1968) - i am wrinkly and i need to lie flat when i have had a wash....

[mrsjay]

parents of speshul children are the worst these children are just children have all the same needs but because they are spirited indigo crystal bratty then it is an excuse for bad behaviour, these parents should be taken out and have their bottom smacked and made to think about their actions

[Poledra]

Genuine LOL at 'Cheesecloth child'

[mrsjay]

god god reading the list dd1 is an indigo child not a stubborn moo then

[ihearttc]

Please please be careful when you are talking about Rainbow Children-it can actually mean a child born after the loss of another child.

[CuntyBunty]

Mine were born in the "Pissant Child" era.

[CabbagesAndKings]

There's Dolphin Children as well I think. I once stumbled across the website- it was hilariously funny

[mrsjay]

Dolphin Children do the squeak and find their way home because of the sonar and whatnot

[Floggingmolly]

Wow, that list of characteristics really resonated with me. Ds1 is an indigo child, definitely.
I never knew there was a name for them; there's me assuming he was just a pain in the arse...

[fideline]

@ Sunev

[ListenToTheLady]

Oh yes. In other words "a normal child that I can't be arsed to teach manners and respect to".

"They are born feeling and knowing they are special and should be revered."

All babies think this! And rightly so, because all their needs do have to be met for the first few months. I think it's realising that babies actually turn into children and may need a bit of guidance/direction on the way to being nice adults, that stumps some parents.

"The old control methods like, "Wait till your father gets home," have no affect on these children."

Aaargh it really bugs me how "indigo child" types convince themselves that us meanie old normal parents – yes, the ones who dare to tell their child what to do occasionally – live in the 1860s and say things like "Wait till your father gets home" FFS. No, you can actually be a kind, respectful, affectionate and fun parent and still have a few boundaries in place. Really!

[fideline]

Sounds like a free pass to be an unbearable little sod.

Unfortunately I was born before 1978

[mrsjay]

floggin he is just a pain in the arse