So what about the parent who is hearing about this for the first time—the one who has a rowdy kid she thought was probably ADD but hadn’t gotten to the point of diagnosis yet? What would you say she should do now?

That parent will be surprised when he or she opens the topic of spirituality with the child. Usually you find these children are natural philosophers, that they have deep thoughts about the meaning of life, about one’s purpose in life, about the universe in general and where God is. I mean, these children are deep thinkers, but they will not initiate that kind of conversation very often, especially in a materially focused household where that is just not talked about. So I think heart-to-heart discussions are the only way to go.

The parent should not approach it like he is going to be the child’s spiritual teacher. It needs to be more like having a conscious conversation with a friend and just sharing ‘’Here’s what I think; what do you think?’’ In my opinion, when parents do that, they learn a great deal from their children. It’s important to remember that many of these kids feel different and apart from their families.

What will be the main criteria for your center?

Definitely family therapy. Right now it consists of only therapy for the children. Children are given treatment and sent back home, often into very dysfunctional families. And that never works. So the treatment protocol is similar to what I used with children who were involved with drugs and alcohol family education, where the family commits to making some lifestyle changes, such as providing creative and exercise outlets for the child. It’s essential. Get them in the T’ai Chi classes.

Children like guidelines; they like limitations. They really do. It makes them feel safe and protected. In my opinion, many parents are too permissive these days because they are too busy and they want to be their child’s friend.

What we’re looking at for the future is two things becoming honest and in integrity as a society. I think many people are being guided to do this right now in their own personal lives as a precursor to where we’re going. When someone no longer can stand working at a meaningless job, when they can no longer put up with a marriage that is painful, these are inner nudgings, similar to what an Indigo child has, that say, ‘’I will not dishonor myself. I will live in integrity.

In the old society, we would just put up with stuff. Or people would drink over it or smoke a lot of pot. These are just not options available to us anymore. The Indigo Children never knew these options—to lie to themselves, disassociate from their feelings. In my opinion, the danger of Ritalin is that we are putting them in chemical straitjackets that are robbing the world of the gifts these saviors came to give us, as role models of living in integrity. They are warriors of the light.

So as a last comment, how would you wrap up everything we’ve discussed to give your final message?

To me, the Indigo Children are about hope for our future. They truly are angels. They had contracts to come here to provide a service. And the parents who agreed to be their parents also had contracts. They should feel honored and flattered that these children are in their lives.

I don’t think these parents would have been given Indigo Children if they did not have the resources to handle them. It’s a big assignment to have an Indigo child, but it’s also a sacred one. It’s literally raising an angel here to help the Earth, one who feels like the opposite of an angel. But all that beautiful, explosive energy—if we as parents can channel this in the way that is meant to be, to inspire, to help, to lead, we will be very proud of ourselves, indeed, when our children are grown.

For a list of Doreen Virtue’s accomplishments and schedule visit her website http//www.angeltherapy.com. Her biography is at Biographies.