Editing Indigo children (section)

===Indigo as an alternative to diagnosis===
Retired professor of philosophy and skeptic [[Robert Todd Carroll]] notes that many of the commentators on the indigo phenomenon are of varying qualifications and expertise, and parents may prefer labeling their child an indigo as an alternative to a diagnosis that implies poor parenting, [[narcissistic parent]]ing, damage,<ref name="NamkaL">{{cite web|url=http://www.angriesout.com/grown17.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021001120819/http://www.angriesout.com/grown17.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 1, 2002 |title=Selfishness And Narcissism in Family Relationships |work=AngriesOut.com |author=Namka, Lynne |date=2005 |access-date=June 14, 2014 }}</ref> or [[Mental disorder|mental illness]].<ref name = Carroll/> This is a belief echoed by academic psychologists.<ref name = jayson/> Some mental health experts are concerned that labeling a disruptive child an "indigo" may delay proper diagnosis and treatment that could help the child or look into the parenting style that may be causing the behavior.<ref name = Leland2006>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/12/fashion/thursdaystyles/12INDIGO.html | title = Are They Here to Save the World? | first = J | last = Leland | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = 2006-01-12 | access-date = 2009-04-15  }}</ref><ref name = DN>{{cite news | url = http://www.dallasobserver.com/2006-03-09/news/little-boy-blue/full | title = Little Boy Blue | first = J | last = Hyde | newspaper = [[Dallas Observer]] | date = 2006-03-09 | access-date = 2009-04-15 | archive-date = 2014-10-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141031153817/http://www.dallasobserver.com/2006-03-09/news/little-boy-blue/full/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="NamkaL"/> Others have stated that many of the traits of indigo children could be more prosaically interpreted as simple unruliness and alertness.<ref name=jayson>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2005-05-31-indigo-kids_x.htm | title = Indigo kids: Does the science fly? | first = S | last = Jayson | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | date = 2005-05-31 | access-date = 2007-10-23}}</ref>