ARIES (March 20-April 19)
These children are very enthusiastic and not afraid to take risks. Never a dull
moment with these feisty youngsters. They never sit still or stop moving. Emotions
are on the surface with a full range of emotions from rage to ecstasy. To help your
child with these strong emotions, always provide them with a physical outlet. Any
competitive sport is ideal for them. Soccer, football or martial arts. Any sport that
keeps these guys moving.
If these children are not watched, they will be the ones climbing the tallest tree or
leaping off the roof. Involved in anything risky. The riskier the better. At age two
the fun begins! Both for the parents and especially for the child. Toddlers learn
quickly they have mastery over their bodies and the word no. It takes them no time
at all to become defiant. These children need to learn very early who is in charge.
The Aries child is very much like his symbolic counterpart, the ram. Very stubborn
and always taking on new challenges of the next higher mountain. Fearless in
everything they do. Always starting something new. Getting them to finish what
they start is another thing. They quickly lose interest in everything, from eating to
building a model. As the parent, you will have to prod them to complete everything.
Natural born leaders, these children are often the class president, quarterback or
prom queen. Learning to share and learning to lose will be difficult lessons for these
children. If communications are strong in this child, she will show high intelligence
early in life. The original ideas person. Aries children can manifest the negative
aspects of this sign, displaying hyperactivity and in extreme cases, violence. Moving
too quickly, these children can be accident prone and easily hurt their heads. Too
much selfishness can lead to difficulties with siblings and playmates. If you teach
anything to an Aries, let it be patience.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
These children are very careful, consistent and practical. They thrive on order and
schedules in every area of their lives from, eating, playing to sleeping. Taurus love
toys and material things. They love anything they can possess or collect. Money
makers from an early age, they can be happy doing chores for money. They may be
slow in doing tasks, but they always finish what they start. They are reliable and
show up when told to do so. Loyalty is very important to them. They are honest and
consistent with family and friends expecting others to be the same.
These children love clothes and food early on. They appreciate the finer things in
life. Because Taurus is ruled by the throat, they often have wonderful voices and
love to sing and act. Sign them up for acting or singing classes if you see a tendency
toward these arts. You will not be disappointed. On the negative side, this bull, the
ruling symbol of Taurus, can be very quiet, stubborn and possessive. They can even
be possessive of friends or family, not wanting others to share their things, be it
people or property. Slow to anger, but watch out! When a Taurus gets mad they do
not get over it quickly. They can be so stubborn that they will not try anything new,
from food to friends to toys.
Do not expect this sign to complete tasks in your time. They have their own sense of
time and will finish but at their own speed. If you try to hurry them along, they will
just slow down even more. Make sure they can do the task in the required time or
do not ask them to do it. Greed can be a problem with these children. Teach them to
give and share with others to avoid a selfish attitude. If a Taurus learns to save at a
young age, they will often become financially successful adults. A very tactile sign,
these children love to touch everything they see. Massage is often a calming agent
for them. They make the best huggers in the world.
GEMINI (May 20-June 22)
These children are entertainers. They never are at a loss for words. In general,
Geminis are very intelligent and love to learn. Writing comes easily to them. When
you have heard enough from them in a day, sit them down to write and the whole
family will be happier. Give them microphones and computers to keep them from
tiring of one activity. Witty and very humorous. They can grow up to be comedians.
They are so good with speech, they can sell anything to anybody. You will often find
salespeople possessing the sign of Gemini.
Avid readers, they will need many, many books on many subjects to be happy.
Otherwise, they will come to you with a never ending flow of questions. They can
talk so much, they drive everyone away. Boredom will turn them into a hyper,
nervous, antsy child. Get their physical needs for movement satisfied by getting
them involved in dance lessons, gymnastics, or track and field. They need to move
their bodies as often as they move their mouths. On the other hand, do not give them
too many things to do at once, for then they will never learn to be good at anything.
Life will then become just one activity after another without any sense of fulfillment
or completion.
Watch for sensitivity to the hands, limbs or lungs. These children are more prone to
dyslexia and nervous disorders, including speech problems than any other sign.
Looking for variety can keep them from being faithful to friends and later to a
spouse, as well as, the inability to stick with one career. Teaching your Gemini child
to fulfill their commitments and concentrate on what’s in front of them will be the
best thing you can do for them.
CANCER (June 23-July 22)
Within in each Cancer you will find an earth mother. These are the nurturers of the
zodiac. They will bring home all the stray children and pets in the neighborhood.
They are very sensitive to their own, as well as, other’s feelings and emotions. They
are very intuitive and imaginative. Often when older, Cancer children will become
handy and have the ability to fix anything.
Not only do they care about the underdogs in the world, they also love their families.
They will protect family members at all costs. They love to cuddle their dolls and
stuff animals. Toys made like small household appliances and tools are often the
favorite of these children.
You can usually find a Cancer at home. They often have their own special spot or
private room. They love to save everything. You can always spot one of these
children, for they are the ones that have the secret stash of candy or food, especially
chocolate. When they get older, they often will save scraps of paper with phone
numbers on it. They might not know who belongs to that number, but if they keep it
long enough, they might remember. Hoarding is not bad if one is hoarding money.
Many of the riches people on the planet are Cancers.
Taking on others emotions can be a problem for these children. They can wallow in
others, as well as, their own problems. They have pretty severe mood swings. When
down or depressed, they can become cruel. Like their symbol the crab, they will
snap at you when anyone tries to threatened the shell they place around themselves
when upset.
Some Cancers can cling to mom and their home way after it is appropriate. At their
worse, Cancer children will be selfish, secretive and hold onto past hurts. Many
male Cancers have a difficult time with their maternal side. They may become
overly aggressive or competitive to compensate. Encourage these children to express
their feelings. Logic, not one of their strong points, need to be learned. They are
often too emotional when faced with life’s problems. Hug them often for they love to
be held. This will help alleviate clingy, needy behavior and keep them out of their
shells.
LEO (July 23-August 22)
Now we will present the king of the jungle. They love to be treated like royalty. If
you treat them with respect and honor, they will be open, warm, and very giving.
These children demand to be noticed whenever they enter a room, often in quite a
dramatic fashion. If you do not give them their needed compliments, they will have
no problem telling you what praise they would like to hear.
They love to direct everyone, be it playmate, sibling or parent. People seem to not
mind being lead around by a Leo, for they often are fun and have great ideas. They
love children and will want to baby-sit when they get a little older. What better way
for them to be a young leader. As any king or queen, they demand only the best in
comfort and luxury. They love to act and try on roles of older people.Usually
successful in everything they do. They can organize large groups of people in any
kind of activity with much success. Leos can get almost anyone to do almost
anything. They do not do anything they do not feel they will not be the best in.
Probably the most confident of all the zodiac signs.
Leos hate to be wrong. Whenever you must tell a Leo about a an unacceptable
behavior, it must be phrased in such a way that they come out with their pride in
tact. If criticized without an out, they will attack and never listen to what needs to be
changed. They have very strong egos that they must protect at all times. To help a
Leo with changing his behavior, start with what is good about him. Then you can
tell them the behavior you would like to see them change.
Sometimes Leo can be so self-absorbed, they will not share the stage of life with
anyone. Immaturity can be a problem. A Leo should only be allowed to lead people
if, it will be beneficial to everyone. He cannot be allowed to just control and
dominate everyone to build his own ego. Leos must learn to share. Siblings in the
family will force a Leo to get off his pedestal. Be careful he doesn't bully or
dominate the other siblings or the whole family will suffer.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22)
Here are our perfectionists. If you need details, ask a Virgo. Great at organizing
anything, from their toys to the silverware on the table. No detail is missed by our
Virgo children. They can be extreme in their behavior. You often see very neat and
tidy Virgos on one end of the scale and slobs on the other end. But even the slobs
have organized some part of their lives. They love to alphabetize their books and
toys.
These children are very good at taking care of others. They are very happy when
they can help another person. Nothing makes them happier than to take care of sick
people and animals. Make sure they do not serve others to such an extent they give
up their own needs. They will then become martyrs with their need to get approval
and attention for helping others.
Very good with their hands, they can fix anything that breaks. You might find them
taking apart electrical things just to see how it works. Then they will enjoy putting it
back together again.
Virgos can be great writers and communicators if they are not too shy or scared.
Virgo child can be very critical and analytical. Make sure they do not criticize
others or themselves too often. Be watchful they do not become too obsessed with
cleaning or organizing avoiding interaction with other children.
You can always trust a Virgo with important tasks and responsibilities. Make sure
they get enough praise to counter their self-criticism. They often focus on health and
exercise. Their extremist behavior can lead to compulsive exercising and
hypochondriac behavior. It is very important to keep them in good balanced habits.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22)
They cannot make up their minds. They have the ability to see both sides of an issue,
so choosing is very difficult for them. Teach your child he must learn to make
decisions. We all will learn more from our mistakes than from doing everything the
perceived right way.
Charming and polite, they are easy to be with most of the time. They do not often
want to be without people. The earlier you can start them in social situations the
better. These children are very artistic and love beauty and art of all kinds. They do
have a wonderful sense of style and color.
Do not allow them to be lazy, which is their natural inclination. Artistic and musical
pursuits will help eliminate this problem. Get them in art and music classes so they
socialize and express their natural talents. This child needs to be around people and
has many friends. If they do not have enough friends it is not unusual for them to
invent imaginary ones. Their charming attitude can lead to lying and
misconceptions just to be liked by people. They lie by telling people what they think
the other person wants to hear. Parents do not allow your child to make promises
they will not keep.
Libras can spend so much time trying to be charming and looking good that they do
not say what they really want. This leads them to wild outburst of anger. Teach
them to be honest and to ask for what they want. Not everyone can be liked by
everyone else. They need to learn to confront problems head on and work at it until
they find a solution. Not to run away which is their natural tendency when things
get uneasy. Explain to them that it is not always in everyone‘s best interest to always
have peace and avoid problems. They make people feel wonderful and comfortable.
They make the best diplomats and most people just feel good in their company.
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21)
Do you want someone to hold your secrets? Tell a Scorpio. If a Scorpio tells you one
of their secrets, they are giving you one of theirmost prized possessions. Feel
honored with this gift. These children are the most intense of all the zodiac. Scorpios
will not let anything go until they get to the bottom of an issue. This sign makes
great detectives. They love puzzles of all kinds. Give them a mystery book and they
will love you forever.
They can be very emotional either in love or anger. These children are the extremist
of the zodiac. If they put their mind to it, they can be very powerful and get
anything they want if they do it with power and not anger. As a parent, it is
important to not allow them to manipulate others into getting what they want. They
can hurt others just to get their way.
These children rarely get ill. If they do get sick, they recover very quickly. Pain is
not a problem for them. They move through physical pain quickly. Not many people
will understand their need for secrecy or their intensity. When angered, they can be
very revengeful. They do not often let go of real or perceived hurts from others. If
allowed to be too secretive, this child could be without friends. Make their world as
safe as possible so they can learn to trust people.
If angered Scorpio children can turn it inward. This will lead to secrecy, jealousy
and at the extreme, violence. Give these children a physical as well as mental outlet
for this energy. Get to know these difficult children by finding what they are the
most passionate about. Slowly build their trust and make it safe for them, to reveal
their secrets. If not done, this can lead to wallowing in negativity indefinitely, which
will cause depression and then illness. They can be very, very stubborn and difficult
to work with. Do not give up, it will be well worth it. They are very intense, intuitive
and can tell when someone is not truthful with them. They need people to rely even
though they make act as if they need no one.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21)
Now we come to the fun loving children of the zodiac. These children are
enthusiastic, optimistic and generally happy. They look for the truth. They are very
active physically and mentally. They love a good debate in search of the correct
answer. These children often love school and the process of learning. They have a
keen appreciation of philosophy and religion at an early age. They definitely have
their own idea of what is the truth and love to tell the world. The Sagittarius child
will argue when your theory does not match theirs.
Traveling is a must for these children. From an early age until old age they will be
traveling to foreign countries and seeing the world. They love to meet people of
different cultures and talk about different beliefs. Anywhere they travel is where
they can make their home. They easily adapt to different cultures and ways of living.
Often seen in libraries and museums in search of learning something new.
Very generous and friendly, they love life and people. They are so honest, that they
can be tactless. They do not mean to hurt others, they are just telling the truth.
When confronted with what they say, they are truly surprised that what they said
was offensive. These children are not often interested in doing chores or homework
because they do not look like something that would be fun. It is up to the parents to
make sure they not only finish tasks, but even start them. They can procrastinate
better than any other sign. They become bored easily and are into so many things,
that nothing ever gets finished. They have to be shown the value of responsibility
and completing tasks.
These children love sports and should be encouraged to participate, as well as,
watch others playing. Watch that they do not take too many risks for they can easily
get hurt in their enthusiastic need to seek new adventures. Give them enough
freedom of choice or they will fight you just to be their own person. Teach them tact
and what will hurt others.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20)
One of the most serious of all the zodiac. These children appear to be grown up at a
very early age. They do become more comfortable as adults than as children. They
seem to become younger as they age. They look very young when they are older.
They have a difficult time having fun. They see homework and work in general
more fun then playing. They hate games and would prefer to organize their clothes
in their closet.
Even though they can be trusted to baby-sit or cook dinner, they need to be
encouraged to add a little emotions to their desire to be successful and responsible in
life. These children will put themselves on a schedule if you do not. They are very
ambitious, practical and hard working. The Capricorn child is very good with their
money and learn at an early age the value of money. They are also very practical
with their time and rarely waste it.
Capricorns love anything old and traditional. They are very good at the holidays
and love the routine of year after year rituals, planning and decorating. Witty under
all that seriousness. They can be very sarcastic and laugh at the worst conditions of
life. Depression is a major problem for these children. They work toward
perfectionism and get very disappointed when they cannot achieve it. Help them to
express what they want and teach them that perfection is not only impossible, but
impractical.
Encourage them to be children when they are young. Teach them the value of
playing and having fun. Being spontaneous or taking unnecessary risks are not up
there on the list of things to do for these sometimes stuffy and old children. You will
not see them involved with risky sports either. Theme parks are not something these
Capricorns would volunteer to attend.
If depression becomes too much of a problem, later in life these Capricorns can have
drinking problems to cover their depression. Generally, these children will be very
ambitious and successful. They must learn there is more to life than just working.
AQUARIUS (January 21-February 18)
Does your child seem strange and a little weird? You probably have an Aquarius
child. Being different is their specialty. It can be in dress, thought or behavior.
These children are inventors and creators. They need more freedom than any other
sign. Computers can be of great value early in life to these children. They seem to be
intrigued by any type of technology. Being dramatic and spontaneous are their
nature. They love anything new and innovated. If these children become bored with
routine, be aware that they might stir up trouble just to keep drama and excitement
going in their lives. Give them a variety of things to do, from science to history, to
stories of any kind.
Humanitarian is the keyword for Aquarius. They will be charitable to all people and
animals. They think globally. They want to do what is good for mankind. Rather
cold in nature, Aquarius do not require much affection or attention. They can be
rather impersonal and uncaring to people. It is not that are mean, it is they have
already moved onto the next project; and whoever is with them gets ignored. They
love new ideas more than people. Detaching into ones own thoughts can be
commonplace for these children. On the other hand, this type of ability to detach is
good for problems that cause others stress. When uncomfortable, they move on.
They do have trouble committing to people or projects. They need to be taught to
stick with things until completion. Aquarius children have to see people have
feelings. People cannot be treated as an object, a thing to be discarded when they
are through with them. They do have many acquaintances and are never at a loss
for other children to connect with. They make friends easily. Just do not let them
discard the friends as easily. When they reach the teenage years, watch out! Here
they begin to really learn what it is like to be independent and rebel more so than
any other sign. Teach them early to honor all people, not just to honor group beliefs
and norms so they will then become both humanitarians and care for people
individually.
PISCES (February 20-March 29)
We now come to the last sign of the zodiac. These very sensitive children learn
almost from birth to absorb others feelings and assume it is their own.
The most intuitive sign of the zodiac. With so much emotions surging through them,
they are often scared. They are so creative, they can create worlds that are safer
than this one to live in. Fearful of many things, from monsters in the closet to loud
noises these children need to learn to take risks. Taking risks and seeing that most
things will not hurt them, will allow confidence to be built. When one is generally
confident, fear does not stop them as often.
Natural born counselors, Pisces will comfort anyone in the slightest bit of emotional
or physical pain. Teach them to take care of themselves the way they help others. If
they get to drained, they often retreat into fantasy worlds. Later this retreating can
lead to alcohol, drug or food abuse. Let them retreat but not where they avoid the
rest of the world. It can be so safe there they do not want to be in the real world.
They are very sensitive to all kinds of prescriptions, so start them off with half
doses.
Music and the creative arts will allow the Pisces child to retreat into a more
structured environment rather than living in a dream world. Check out the friends
of these children. Many times because of their sensitive nature, they are taken
advantage of by the stronger types. If they seem to be with the "wrong crowd"
change the child‘s environment immediately. They will absorb all others around
them and think whomever they are with are the right people for them; when, in fact,
they are just responding to others thoughts and feeling and thinking it is their own.
Teach these children about practical matters, such as chores and finishing what they
start. They need to learn grounding, otherwise the temptation to live in anything but
reality will become strong. Without a lot of directed actives, they can flit from one
thing to another. You can tell when they are not in reality, they will be very
"spacey". They will then forget what they were doing before.