I liked the phrases and thoughts like intuitive manners, intuitive vs codependency, how empathy is closely aligned with intuition, the discussion of adult and child people with intuition, how to tell if a thought might be incorrect, being grounded, being careful, checking facts, and trusting yourself. ( )

As a highly intuitive person and natural empath I know how difficult it can be to be a child, teen or young adult with these abilities. This is the book I wish my own parents had while I was growing up for it would of made my life, and theirs, far easier! My own son exhibits all the qualities I did as a child and is definitely a natural empath and highly intuitive being. Raising a child with these a natural abilities, and they are natural for we all posses them as children but are taught to shut them down by our parents, society and teachers as being purely imaginative or "sissy" qualities, can be quite difficult. Children experience the feelings of others quite acutely, but have now way to properly deal with them. This book provides real advice for parents who are willing to help foster these natural gifts. It helps parents who are not themselves intuitive to understand and relate to the behaviors their child exhibits.

I've never bought into the 'Indigo Child' phenomena. Frankly it's just too out there for me to buy into lock, stock and barrel. The highly Intuitive Child, however, is right on the money. This is probably the best book I've ever read on a child's natural abilities as an intuitive and empath. Kudos to Catherine Crawford for giving us a practical, compassionate, down to earth book on raising children. ( )

Since my dreamy, brilliant, eccentric and mystical child was born, ten years ago, I have been recommended a plethora of books on the Indigo Child phenomenon. After a while, I began to run in the other direction when the topic came up. I don't care whether or not my child or your child is a being sent from another planet to heal ours, an old soul carrying forth the wisdom of the millenium, or an incarnated deity. I need to live with this strange, sensitive little being, and she needs to learn to live with us. Sure, I want to be compassionate to my intuitive little one, and certainly not squish her gifts in the name of conformity, but the fact is these "Indigo kids" or whatever you want to call them are not going to help anyone if they can't manage to live in our society.

So I was very happy to see that this book was down to earth, offering a balanced view of intuitive, spiritual children, and a great deal of grounded practical instruction in dealing with their unique issues. The author folds in neuroscience as well as personality types, medication, sleep and diet regimens. Her words on intuition and keeping that alive in children is useful for any parent. She uses anecdotes to bring her suggestions to life.

I highly recommend this book to anyone with a sensitive little person in their home, to anyone who is startled by their child's spirituality and bizarre abilities, wants to love their child unconditionally and sensitively, but can not abide by the pollyanna advice in all those woo-woo yay-he's-a-freak books. This is one of the best, if not the best, book I've ever read on raising kids I'd rather not refer to in terms of color.

I found this book fascinating and perplexing at the same time. I was not aware of the concept of the highly intuitive child and enjoyed the narrative style of the author in introducing the joys and challenges for a child and family experiencing this gift. At the same time, I found some of the suggestions for adapting to and parenting the intuitive child to present an enormous challenge for parents to balance with normal/routine parenting skill development. I found the book to be educational, easy to read and encouraging for parents whose child or children have this special ability. ( )

There is not much in here that most parents do not already know. It was not very helpful. ( )