So, today we started a farm camp and I attend as a volunteer. It was a beautiful place to explore with a balanced group of children. Then there was my son. The one who annoys everyone with his high intensity energy. I know he is Indigo and I get he is different in a few ways but good grief! They all ganged up on him and told him the they didn't like his behavior and I guided them through a peace session and they seemed to come to an understanding. They agreed to treat others kindly because they wanted to be treated kindly. OK it works for five minutes. Then with no warning one boy just starts pushing his buttons and literally pesters him. Of course my son is confused and tries to react in the correct way we all had discussed. It went to worse from there. At the end of the morning one of them asked if we were coming back. I said we were and he told me that I was welcome but he didn't like my son and he had decided to stay away from him.

OK, so this sounds like a bunch of brats right? Wrong! They are well behaved children and I have had them in camp before with no problem. Almost every interaction with other children result in him being either bullied or ousted from the group. I pulled him from his montessori school because a child stabbed him with a pencil! At camp this summer he annoyed even the coaches. I had a few moments to talk to these children and one other  staff member today and I asked them to tell me why they didnt like him. They couldn't put their finger on anything specific, just they didn't like his energy. Hummm?

 He is 8 now and is small for his age and super intense. He is made for theater and very creative in a linear way. He is very active and talkative. I consider these traits good and encourage balance but others cannot seem to handle it.

Is this a trait of an Indigo? Are they doomed to live a solitarty life? I am so concerned and frustrated. I try not to show my dissapointment but I feel dissapointed and scared for him. I fell like  a failure and I know he has to bothered on some level even though he doesnt show it much. He has no friends and never mentions having any. I thought maybe he wouls grow out of this as he got older but it has not changed. I need some support and advice. What can I do?

Kristie