All of my kids are Inigo’s. I don’t see what all the flap is about 
Ok…I’ve heard of these Indigo Children. The wife read a couple books on 'em (borrowed–nobody has seperated us from our money yet in this matter) and I’ll be damned if this … what do you call it, “condition?” … doesn’t describe my boy to the letter.
I’m just some guy, so in the spirit of ignorance-fighting I really can’t say whether or not ANY spiritual approach to life is BS–no more or less than I can say the same about other more “mainstream” spiritual approaches. Certainly I’d be reluctant to slam a system based on a couple quick message board reads, some fertile snarks and a link or two. I don’t know a lot about Quantum physics, which even the pros agree doesn’t work with common observation, and I’m not going to call BS on that system. But whoever came up with Indigos, how to spot 'em and how to deal with 'em is on to something and it’s been a terrific help with getting through to my kid. Brat? No, doesn’t come NEAR to describing the disruption he can cause. But while it’s fun to pile on with the skeptics in this thread, I’d just like to point out that Jenaroph’s list omits nothing from this kid’s behavior patterns. Yeah, all kids act up sometimes, but I’d say that few exhibit all of these qualities, all the time.
I know a thing or two about discipline. My old man taught me. I was a good kid & my brother was not–apparently you have to use different approaches for different kids. With my kid I tried everything from patience, to age-appropriate negative & positive reinforcement, to letting him cut his own switch. He was still pretty much out of control. Yeah, and probably could wear the “gifted” label. Mrs. Montoya and I are VERY involved with our kids’ schooling and spend a lot of time just hanging out during school & watching the kids interact. All kids are NOT Indigos, nor do most of them act a lot like them much of the time.
My kid is the youngest in his class, the smallest in his class, and he runs the thing. I have managed to convince him that his teacher needs to be the one in charge of the overall program and scheduling, but outside the scope of her authority, he calls the shots among the kids. And the kids fight for the right to be near him. Roaylaty in a prior life? I dunno about that but he’s got instinctive charisma like no other adult or child I’ve ever met. He’s a six year old that owns the admiration of any adult who meets him. And after five minutes of speaking with him, he’ll know exactly what to expect, how to get it, how to use it, and how to combine it with any other adult resources he’s previously acquired. The guy’s a little politician and a world-class diplomat. And not entirely for his own gains. On several occasions he’s identified an issue at school, figured out a solution and motivated the parents to action. He’s got a vision of how things work and how they can be improved upon. And he’s only six. This kid can not be disciplined with any gradient of spanking–he cries it off and carries on with his mission, guilt or depivation only make you look small and manipulative to his superior intellect–which he calmly demonstrates after you’ve finished your threat; and even bribery has little effect, unless you’ve taken the time to figure out what he’s up to and offer him something that will genuinely help him accomplish the goal. Candy? He’s nuts about it but it won’t get the behavior you’re looking for. But if he’s got an old appliance or lawnmower engine to take apart–he’ll do whatever you say for a tool set.
I have two other kids who do respond predictably to different kinds of discipline, but the only way to get through to my boy is to approach him as you would approach an adult of respectable position, and stike a compromise between what he wants and what you need him to do. He’s an angel and model citizen if you do this but he’ll have your lunch if you try to treat him like a kid.