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<div>There was an interesting long article about "Indigo Children" in the March 13, 2006 Spokesman Review, section B page 1 and 5. Consider that both sources Donovan gave are clearly biased against finding value in the concept, the Wiki article with warnings that the content is in dispute, and the "skepdic" web site being what it says it is, "skeptical." Skeptical is good! I'm skeptical of Donovan's dismissing the concept of "Indigo Children" with three words, "made up garbage." Look in the mirror!
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<div>If this concept is "made up garbage," consider that there is a school in Coeur d'lane named "School Indigo." To quote from the Spokesman Review article:</div>
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<div>"Their thought processes usually operates a little differently."says Sydnee Wright, director of School Indigo, a private alternative school in Coeur d'lane. "They tend to think outside the box. They tend to think very large."
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<div>The article raises the question about whether the "Indigo Child" is just another label for something else already categorized, like "gifted" or "genius," or a positive concept to label something more negative, like ADHD.
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<div>However, the article discusses the lives of several children who some consider "Indigo Children," and these children are not just misbehaved and malfunctioning:</div>
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<div>"A Post Falls girl, 11 year old art prodigy, Akiane Kramarik, was featured in the recent indigo documentary."</div>
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<div>"At the age of 4, she had a tremendous spiritual transformation," says her mother, Foreli Kramarik. "This is when she started sharing about her visions of heaven and little by little I began believing."
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<div>Akiane's art work can be viewed at:</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.artakiane.com">http://www.artakiane.com</a></div>
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<div>And what do I think? I think we put children into far too many "boxes," labels based on incomplete understanding of human individuality and the complexity of the human organism. And I think many children who resist conforming to a traditional school setting are not just "misbehaving." I think it is unrealistic to expect all children to sit quietly in desks in rows at the commands of adults. Many talented children who who resists this sort of educational setting do not have a "pathology," in my opinion, but in fact may be more inward and creative in their thinking, thus resisting the demands of conformity. And given what many societies expect children to conform to, this might be viewed in a positive light.
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<div>However, I'm not interested in more labels to impose upon the uniqueness of each individual, such as "Indigo Child." On the other hand, however much the origins or theory of the "Indigo Child" should be questioned, it does provide a context in which to provide cultural protection for gifted children who might be otherwise labeled in some negative or pathological manner, resulting in the stifling of their individuality and gifts.
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<div>Consider that many of the most passionately held religious beliefs, when examined under the glaring light of logic and fact, can also easily be dismissed as, "made up garbage."</div>
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<div>Ted Moffett</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/2/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ellen Roskovich</b> <<a href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com">gussie443@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<p><strong>On giving some of those websites a quick glance, it looks like parents trying to find an excuse for badly behaved children. Also noticed that these websites are quick to make your pocketbook lighter. . . for a price they'll tell you how to deal with your little darling.
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<p><strong>Ellen A. Roskovich</strong><br><br></p></div>
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<div></div>From: <i>"J Ford" <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:privatejf32@hotmail.com" target="_blank">privatejf32@hotmail.com</a>></i><br>To: <i><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank">
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<div><span class="e" id="q_10cd1a0cd9116b1b_2">>Has anyone heard of "Indigo Children"? Can you explain it to me or if it<br>>even exits? If it does, what ways are KNOWN to treat these wee ones that<br>>works?
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