Aries as a Child
The Aries child is full of energy and extremely mobile. Their need for adventure can bring them into plenty of scrapes and accidents since anything is better than boredom. At school, they will be lazy during lessons they feel are boring although they do have a quick mind. They can be selfish, especially in regard to siblings, but paradoxically they also have a strong desire to please. On the downside, they can be impulsive, reckless and thoughtless. The Aries child is also tough and resilient.
Although Aries children need discipline, they also need plenty of freedom for self-expression and are easily crushed. Offering a challenge can be a way of inducing good behaviour. The parents of an Aries child need to realise that balance is the key here. Too much discipline will embitter the child and too little will encourage selfishness.
Taurus as a Child
The Taurean baby is good-natured and content and enjoys plenty of food and cuddles. They are easily won over using food as bribery, and this often leads them to become a little chubby. They tend to like plain food and lots of it. Taurean children can be a little lazy and uses their charm to get out of doing things they dislike. They are popular with their teachers because they are well-organised and methodical. However, they cannot be rushed and must be allowed to develop at their own steady pace. Even though they may be plodders, they will get there in the end. Taurean children also like to fix things and if their parents' marriage is in trouble, they will try to fix it.
Gemini as a Child
Gemini children are friendly and will readily approach almost everyone. The Gemini child is very energetic and needs to be practically forced to go to bed. The Gemini child benefits from doing several things at once but watch for superficiality. It is also important to encourage them to express their own opinions.
Gemini children will only accept discipline if the reasons are logically and clearly explained. Because they are so quick, the problem will be catching this child red-handed. Half devil, half angel, the Gemini child will be extremely contrite if caught out, and will make sure that they are not caught out again! Gemini children love to argue with their brothers and sisters and may have trouble sorting truth from fiction.
Cancer as a Child
You should look for any career where you feel that you are protecting or caring for others. You make a loyal and creative worker, although if you are worried about something, you can get into a flap and intellectually your work will suffer. Physical exercise is excellent because it helps you work off any aggression and anger you feel. You can be extremely shrewd, so you do well in business. Other lines of work that may suit are nursing, working with children, catering, the antiques trade and working with anything to do with the sea.
Leo as a Child
Leo children enjoy showing off and are happy to be the centre of attention. They are the natural and exuberant leaders of games. They end up exhausted at the end of every day, unless they learn to control their energy. The Leo child is very creative and needs to be able to express this during childhood and all throughout his or her life. Leo children need to be praised for their efforts to foster their self-esteem, which can surprising low given their natural leadership quality and boisterousness. If Leo children deserve criticism, it should be delivered very gently and tactfully and perhaps with a dose of humour. Otherwise their self-confidence will take a battering and they will be crestfallen.
Virgo as a Child
Virgo children are quiet, diligent and dependable. They also make superb mimics. A Virgo child is neat and tidy at school, not afraid of classroom tasks. Virgo children should be encouraged to write and usually do well at literary subjects.
Virgo children can be emotionally shy and may need the security of a great deal of demonstrable love, even though they may not ask for it. Otherwise, the Virgo child may complain of illnesses in order to get the attention he or she needs.
The Virgo child is extremely inquisitive, and he or she will politely but painstakingly get to the facts of any matter. Virgo children need to be kept busy. If they are anxious or worried, they tend to complain of stomach aches. It is a strange reversal, but Virgo children derive security from familiar patterns and routines, and will train their parents accordingly!
Another thing – Virgo children never forget!
Libra as a Child
Libran children are beautiful children to have as they are charming, keen to please and very generous. Because they can be fairly lazy due to lack of motivation, Libran children need to be encouraged to get involved in many interests. A Libran child usually loves books, especially beautifully designed books. Libran children also have a competitive streak, so they may also enjoy energetic sporting activities.
However, just the same as adult Librans, a Libran child does have trouble making decisions, even over the most trivial of things. Often Libran children may ask their parents or others to decide for them, but this should be discouraged. Help them to decide for themselves by explaining all the options, and working through it with them. If all else fails, many times if the parent makes the decision, the Libran child will soon let the parent know whether or not he or she agrees with it!
Scorpio as a Child
Scorpio children generally need to be kept busy, as they can fall into an introspective mood from time to time. When they fall into a negative mood, they need to be encouraged to talk about it and helped out of it, so that their plentiful energy is not directed inwards or destructively. The strong and intense emotions of a Scorpio child need to be directed in both positive and creative ways.
Scorpio children derive security from constant routine and discipline. However, they need to know the reasons behind the rules so that they accept them. Privacy is extremely important to Scorpio children and must be respected. If the Scorpio child's need for privacy is not respected, they may react by becoming secretive, sulky bullies who fear that everyone is conspiring against them
A Scorpio child is intensely curious about the world around him or her, has an excellent memory. They demand honest answers to their endless questions about the world around them. Scorpio children have a natural urge to help others which should be encouraged.
Sagittarius as a Child
A Sagittarian child takes the motto 'The grass is always greener on the other side' to heart – even to the point of acting upon it. These children often find themselves inadvertently a long way from home on the search for adventure.
This is the eternal child who needs to be taught the difference between positive enthusiasm and over-enthusiasm or boisterousness. Although Sagittarian children need things to do to harness their exuberance, they do tire easily. They need to learn to direct their energies carefully. A Sagittarian child can be a terrible procrastinator when it comes to mundane tasks.
With their natural honesty and scalding frankness, Sagittarian children need to be taught the judicious use of tact and diplomacy. Sagittarian children can also be quite gullible, as they may believe everyone is as honest as they are.
Sagittarian children have great creative potential and often show a flair for languages. They have an abundance of creativity and a strong level of intuition which doesn't always mesh easily with their very logical mind, and as a consequence can suffer from nightmares.
Capricorn as a Child
It is a strange fact that a Capricorn child can appear more conventional than his or her parents. Capricorn babies often do not look like babies at all, they may look like little old men or ladies. As Capricorns grow older, they paradoxically seem to grow younger and more carefree. A Capricorn child may even prefer the company of adults to other children.
A Capricorn child can be prone to complaining and grumbling, but the parent can always get results by appealing to their sense of humour. Because Capricorn children can act older than their years, it is tempting to place far more responsibility on their shoulders than they are ready for. The parents of Capricorn children need to help them freely express their deepest feelings. Never belittle Capricorn children, because they are more shy and sensitive than they appear. The parents of a Capricorn child need to build up his or her self-confidence.
A Capricorn child enjoys routine because it forms part of his or her much needed security. If you need to break that comforting routine, do not forget a warning or explanation.
At school the Capricorn child deals well with the discipline and routine, but cannot be pushed in any way. Capricorn children learn slowly but surely, and they particularly enjoy being able to use their knowledge in practical applications.
Aquarius as a Child
An Aquarian child can seem very different from his or her siblings. Aquarian children need to be encouraged to express their originality, their creativity, and their humanitarian instincts. Although Aquarian children are naturally very kind, they can also appear remote, and so they need help in expressing their emotions and inner warmth. An Aquarius child is extremely emotionally independent.
The school progress of Aquarian children can be fairly uneven, especially if they feel stifled by too much routine and too many illogical rules. Aquarian children have a great deal of talent, even genius, and this needs to be directed towards a practical outlet. Aquarian children need to be given strategies to deal with their innate stubbornness and unpredictability. Despite their amazing insights, an Aquarian child can often not be able to see the wood for the trees.
The Aquarian sense of humour benefits from being encouraged and nurtured.
Pisces as a Child
Piscean children are very creative and imaginative, but their imagination must be guided, as it can often get out of control. Piscean children can even have imaginary friends that are very real to them.
A Piscean child is very clever, but because he or she is not well-suited to the discipline and rote learning of the school system, the Piscean child may appear to be lazy and failing. However, it is simply because the Piscean child is switching off into his or her own private fantasy world. Piscean children may need to be protected from bullies and teachers who attempt to force them into a mould.
Piscean children seem to have an ever-changing personality, and tend to embroider the truth. They know that people usually only want to hear what pleases them, so they give them what they want. Piscean children need to be taught that other people may see this as deceptiveness or blatant lying.
Piscean children often suffer when the harsh reality of the outside world collides with their imaginary world. However, don't be too critical of their imagination, because all too often their supposedly impossible dreams do come true. Above all, a Piscean child needs the security of total and unconditional love.