The Increasingly Common Traits of a Sensitive Child

The lines are blurring between the definitions of a sensitive child. The arrival of Indigo children and Crystal children in the 1970’s played an important role in our understanding of the sensitive nature of children and how their presence played an important role in the evolution of the Earth. Their ability to ‘see through’ people, to be of service, to find their purpose rather than getting lost in materialism was just what the world needed. In the same way our sensitive children today, with their increased empathy & discernment and more intense experience of all the emotions are replacing the old definitions of the ‘Indigo’ child.

However something that has been quietly coming into my own awareness is the gradual movement towards sensitivity in ALL children, not just a select few. Whilst in the past the definitions of an Indigo child was black and white, I am finding that whilst sensitive children do share many similarities, there is a growing trend of sensitive traits being seen dotted amongst what would otherwise be labelled as ‘non-sensitive’ children.

Our evolutionary journey is all about embodying more of who we are, more love and light (I usually avoid the words ‘love and light’ in the same sentence due to the fake sentimentality often associated with it but there is no simpler way here to explain it). As the world continues to fall into further darkness whilst leaders turn a blind eye to the atrocities of human suffering, we are seeing an increase in natural disasters and catastrophic weather patterns, however we are also seeing children being born with various sensitive traits – there is no coincidence here.

A child needn’t have the full spectrum of ‘sensitivities’ in order for them to relate to the term ‘sensitive child’. In fact, let’s get rid of the labels altogether for now and witness the miracle that is the emergence of children collectively holding all the strengths, attributes and wisdom that is needed to create a more loving, awakened Earth.
It is useful for the purpose of supporting children who are struggling with certain traits of sensitivity such as emotional overwhelm, food intolerances and autoimmune issues to use a label which instantly provides a complex understanding of the underlying reasons for these issues. However if a label is being used as a way to define and condemn a child to certain traits and difficulties it belongs to the old paradigm and has no place in the new Earth that is emerging.

I could guess that every child has at least one trait that is considered to be ‘sensitive’ or ‘Indigo’ and that trait should be celebrated because it is the response to a world that is crying out for more love, more connection and more meaning. Yes, there is a downside to multiple traits and that is often an inability to self-regulate emotions or becoming overwhelmed by things that other children would brush off as nothing but this ‘downside’ is actually providing the experience and lessons for us as mothers to step up and align with our own truth and not get caught up in the conflict and battles in family life, that are micro-cosms of the collective war playing out within humanity. Whenever we push our child away, respond harshly, without love and without care we are fuelling the division and the heartache that exists within the world. Staying in alignment with our own truth whilst parenting a child, sensitive or not is no mean feat!

I predict that in ten years time the traits of a sensitive child will be so widespread and common that its definition will become obsolete. As mankind continues to awaken, our children will provide all the attributes needed to collectively rectify the negative effects of old paradigm thinking. They will effortlessly plant the seeds to a new way of life, through their heightened sense of responsibility, care and integrity and we will see a new, more loving Earth emerge as a result.