What can you do to help your child or teen experience life more fully, as an Indigo or Crystal? First of all, try thinking of yourself as a spiritual partner. This may be a stretch, but it?s honestly what the soul of your New Kid is asking of you.

Yes, they need guidance, limits and boundaries — and, when you communicate what those are to your child, imagine (if you can) that you are saying it to a much older, wiser soul who just happens to reside in a small body at the moment. This practice will have you growing in new ways! Everyone in the family will benefit from your new approach, including you.

Secondly, ask your child what it means to be response-able. Listen to what they tell you, and then engage them in behaving response-ably in every area where there are challenges. This process is a very appealing way to both teach and guide, because it requires their conscious participation and will activate neural pathways inside them that will help them discover better ways to ?be with? a world that is not yet what they want or expect.

Thirdly, ?don?t sweat the small stuff.? If you find yourself at odds with your children, why not look at what is being challenged in YOU? You may discover that the system you are trying to live by no longer has meaning, and this is not going to be comfortable for you. But it may be why you have an Indigo or Crystal child in your life!

Let the details be, and focus on what really matters to you as a family. Your children will be pointing the way all the time if you are alert. Rather than ask them to pay attention to what YOU want, how about paying attention to why they are in your life and where they are trying to lead you? You may learn how to be at peace with yourself and each other in the process.