Understand the concept of Indigo Children

Understand the concept of Indigo Children

Epithet indigo children are often associated with a child who has a remarkable intellect. but, do you know if the nickname is actually unknown in the world of psychology?Before getting into the topic Indigo Children in particular, we should first recognize the difference between Child Prodigy and the Indigo Child.

Child Prodigy
 Child Prodigy is someone who in his young age already has the equivalent level of intelligence or ability of older people. The nickname is usually given to children under the age of 15 years. Children who have a genius, can we classify into Child Prodigy.Examples of people who enter into this category are Mozart and Picasso.

Indigo Child
 On the other hand, the term Indigo Child or Indigo Children have absolutely no connection with the intelligence of children. The nickname is more inclined to use in connection with the child's behavior.Please note that the term "Indigo Children" is not really known in the world of psychology. This term is only known among New Agers who refers to children who are believed to have an unusual psychological attributes.One definition of Indigo Children are most often cited is the definition of Lee Carroll. He defines Indigos as:"A girl or a boy who has the psychological attributes of a new or unusual which then causes them to exhibit behaviors that have not been documented before."So, obviously, Indigo children are children who showed specific behavior traits and has nothing to do with intelligence or psychic ability.Then, who was first put forward this concept?  

Birth of Indigo Concept 


Indigo child concept was first suggested in the 1970s by a psychic named Nancy Ann Tappe who tried to classify the personality of someone based on color and aura.In his book "Understanding your Life through Color", published in 1982, Tappe said:"Every time the universal will be accompanied by a large number of people who have the aura color corresponding to that period. For example, most adults now have a blue or violet. Two colors are colors that are most needed in this transitional period, the Violet. While on foreseeable future, ie the Indigo, Indigo colors will be a common color. "
In other words, Tappe divided his time in this world through color, and the future, which he called the Indigo, Indigo colors will dominate and the children who were born at that time would have certain characteristics that can be observed.By the way, for those who do not know, Indigo is the name of a color on the electromagnetic spectrum that lies between blue and violet.Tappe claimed to find the energy pattern of indigo are present in more than 95% of children born in the last 10 years. He predicts that this phenomenon will soon happen on a global scale. 




The characteristics of Indigos - Tappe 
According to Tappe, Indigos can be recognized from the characteristics as follows:

    Have large eyes and clear.
    Have thought that more mature than her age.
    Have very strong memories.
    Having a desire to live by following his conscience.
    Sensitive.These children are believed to change the consciousness of mankind and help change the rhythm of human life.And according to Tappe again, these children bridge to the future.The concept advanced by Tappe kemashyurannya then reached in the 1990s through the hands of other writers.

The characteristics of Indigo children - Lee Carroll
 In 1998, another psychic named Lee Carroll and his wife in January Tober also wrote a book on this topic. It's called "The Indigo Children: The New Kids Have Arrived".This book quickly became the main reference for the topic of indigo children. However, Carroll How to get the concept of Indigo children arguably quite strange.Lee Carroll himself was a psychic who used to be a medium for spirits named Kryon.According to him, the spirit Kryon has given him some way to recognize Indigo children, namely by looking at the characteristics as follows:

    They came into the world with a feeling of nobility and sometimes behave like that.
    They have a sense of "worth here" and sometimes surprised when others do not believe it.
    Self-esteem is not too important. Instead, they often tell the parents "who they really are".
    They have difficulties to submit to the absolute authority.
    They often refuse to do something that is not preferred as queuing.
    They often become frustrated with a system of rigid and uncreative.
    They often feel they have better ways of doing things.
    They look anti-social and difficult to get along, except with children similar to him.
    They are often rejected when disciplined.
    They are not ashamed to reveal what dimaunya.This later became the tenth characteristic is very important factor in providing label Indigo child to someone.Then, how to respond to modern science theories put forward by the authors of this New Age? 


Indigo Children in the view of science 
Often, the term is given its own indigo by parents who see no features of indigo children on their children. This makes this phenomenon is the subject of criticism of modern psychologists.


When examined, most children who are labeled Indigos are really just children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children who experience this disorder will always be looking for attention and become more hyperactive.The characteristics of children with ADHD seem to really fit with the characteristics of Indigo children raised by Lee Carroll.However, this is where there is a contradiction between the adherents of the theory with the Indigo child psychologist.The Indigo Child theorists believe that children who have characteristics of Indigo is a special child. Carroll himself wrote that the Indigo children are often regarded as suffering from ADHD by doctors. He advised parents not to give the child medical help because he thinks the child is not suffering from ADHD, but has the special characteristics of Indigo.On the other hand, the psychologist who discovered the Indigo traits above would immediately suggest a diagnosis of ADHD and to provide medical assistance. 

 They also worry that advice writers like Carroll followed, will make 
the child does not receive adequate medical attention.For this reason, psychologists or doctors better see fenemena indigo children only as a venue for 
a profit for certain writers and they see no adequate scientific basis of this theory. 
Problems with Indigo childrenThere is an interesting event that ever appeared in the Dallas Observer newspaper that tells about Indigo children. One reporter was talking to a child who is believed to be Indigo. Then, the reporter asked the child: 

"Are you Indigo?" Asked the reporter.The boy looked at the reporter, and said: "I am an Avatar." 

"I can recognize the four elements, earth, wind, water and fire. Avatars will not come before the next 100 years."The journalists who do not understand what the child becomes very amazed.However, the daily readers immediately recognize if the child is actually being told the story in the movie series 


"Avatar: The Last Airbender." Therefore, there is nothing special in his words.The journalist also admitted his stupidity.So, the question of indigo is indeed quite puzzling.


(wikipedia, skepdic.com)