How to Raise an Indigo Child: 10 Keys for Cultivating a Child's Natural Brilliance

by Barbara Condron

Book Overview

A child is waiting for you to read this bookCan we be taught how to think like Leonardo da Vinci or William Shakespeare or Mohandas K. Gandhi or Marie Curie? How does one become a mental gymnast,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944386296
• ISBN13: 9780944386293
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: SOM Publishing
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Ritalin is NOT the answer ... nurturing their brilliance is!

Interesting how if Winston Churchill were a child today he would be a prime candidate for Ritalin or Concerta or Strattera ... or whatever ADHD drug is out there. So would the likes of Werner Von Braun, Richard Branson, Charles Schwab, Thomas Edison, John F. Kennedy, and all sorts of brilliant men who made their mark on the world. The increase in drugging children for being "out of the normal template" is a crime and tragedy. Indigo children are especially prone to being poisoned because of their inner authority, independance, and innate intuitive instinct for deception they are more than willing to speak out against. The only difference between a prescription and a poison is dosage. Younger and younger children are being drugged because their parents blindly believe a doctor. Medical intervention is a neccessity but no drug is a cure all magic pill. A prescription is just one line of defense is treating a condition. Cognitive therapy and other psychological methods can address what a drug cannot. It is a multi-line of defense. This book is a wonderful tool for parents who want to know the alternative to a drug. I can't sing its praises enough. Drugging a child is a mask for emotional problems that are the root of problem behavior. And really ... it's a parent's duty to fight for their child. I recommend this book for all the mothers and fathers who want to do all they can to bring out the best for the son or daughter who needs them. The next time someone says a child is difficult ... try to see the other side. Brilliance has its beauty and its rambucious side.

Amazing!

I read this book and got the feeling that this woman lives in my house! This is my child and it is so wonderful to know that there are others out there who carry hope that the public school system does not. Truely inspiring!!! And thanks!!!!

The 10 Essential Life Skills are posted in my Classroom

I am a parent as well as a visual art teacher for grades 1-8 at a public school in Colorado. I have observed many unique qualities and characteristics among the wide range of children I teach. The common theme is that a new profile of child is emerging into our world and traditional ways of educating them are outdated. The Indigo Child is unique in that they are alive, fresh and unincumbered by rules, regulations and fitting into a package that is not them. However, Indigo's desire guidelines and respect and have a keen sense of receiving authenticity and sincerity. Dr. Condron's book focuses on the need to teach reasoning skills and goes beyond by detailing how it can be taught. Her voice outlines the process using multidimesional techniques which are what the Indigo's reach for. I have not found a comprable process elswhere. Dr. Condron's book elevates our consciuosness to be more purpose driven in the how's and why's of educating our children. You'll discover this in the 10 Essential Life Skills she details in How to Raise An Indigo Child. It's a must read for potential parents as well as educators. My parenting and teaching skills have expanded to be more thought and purpose centered. Thanks for your years of dedication, research and service. With gratitude, Capucine Chapman Teacher/Littelton, CO