Anger and the Indigo Child

[NataliaI]

That is the title of a book that I read years ago and have since donated. (Now want to read again.)

This is a heavier topic, but is anyone willing to chat about this?

I am reading "Taming the Spirited Child" by Michael Popkin. Despite my initial aversion to the word taming, I am finding the book quite useful and enlightening.

Right in Ch. 1 the author quotes a mother saying, "I never know I could get angry until I had Alex!"

This was true for me. I am even tempered and logical and do not recall ever before children being really angry. These days it rarely happens, but at one point, I was really angry.

Anyone interested in exploring this topic?

Do you find yourself getting angry beyond reason at your children?

[Mittsy]

YES, and I hate myself for it!! DD(5) most definitely fits the description of a spirited/indigo child, and the issue is we are so much alike we tend to unload our emotions(usually frustration/irritation) onto one another all the time.

I will definitely look into this book, thanks!