Baby Horoscopes

Aquarius Child

"Made of the raw material of Uranus, he's going to make you chase him into tomorrow."

Compiled and adapted from Linda Goodman's Sun Signs

The good news is Aquarius is the sign of the genius and you just might have one. The bad news is he might not set the world on fire with his Uranian magic until he's fifty.

Your Aquarius child may frighten away the neighbors, the babysitters and anyone else not familiar with his particular brand of energy. "He's crazy" they might whisper. It can be an intense experience for sure. Think of it this way - out there in the vast universe, energetic frequencies pulse through space broadcasting signals and your little Aquarian is like a DISH TV picking it all up.

He is one great mass of invention and electrical impulses. His movements are as unpredictable as his mind. It can be like chasing around the energizer bunny at times. Even with a slow and steady ascendant like Taurus, these children and their minds move fast.

Aquarius children do everything suddenly and without warning. They love to seek and explore and they often prefer independent discovery to organized activity. You might think about buying a very long leash for your Aquarius toddler and maybe a seeing-eye-dog and then keeping them both until your tot turns ten.

You see, Aquarius children may have trouble navigating the streets and get turned around in their own backyard. They are usually off in their own private world and sometimes that means walking smack dab into a door or very conspicuous tree.

Beware of accidents caused by Aquarian absentmindedness.

Aquarius kids may be more negative in their younger years and thus even the kindest of requests may be met with an instantaneous and emphatic "No!" But give him some time to mull it over and he'll more than likely come to the same conclusion on his own. He'll take much more pleasure in arriving at a sensible decision if you let him figure it by himself.

These children can be sweet and docile on the surface until suddenly the wind changes direction and so has your peaceful lunch. It's like a tornado has blown through the area. It is not always easy to direct and channel their energy and it can be an awesome responsibility for parents of Aquarian children as their behavior is so unpredictable.

Blessed with amusing personalities, Aquarius children are quite the cuddle love-bugs and can easily entertain a crowd. But it’s not usually for applause it's so that they can connect with people on a grander scale.

Your Aquarius child has razor-sharp intuition and may peer into your soul every once in a while. They will sense thoughts not expressed and unspoken tension can disturb them deeply causing long-lasting feelings of unhappiness.

Be careful how and what you say to your child. Aquarius kids are easily suggestible and fussing too much about clean hands or dirty things, for example, could lead to a lifelong phobia of germs. Haphazard comments tend to plant themselves deep in the Aquarian mind only to later sprout as fixed adult beliefs or opinions.

Memory is not their forte so if the teacher fails your Aquarian for not showing his work and he swears he can't remember how he figured out the answer - believe him. His mental process move at lightning fast speed as if he is downloading information out of thin air and he truly can't remember how he came up with the [correct] answer.

He may also forget his address or phone number and especially his curfew. He's not trying to be disobedient, he just lost track of time. Speaking of time, it can be an Aquarian obsession. Your Aquarius child may have an intense love of the concept of time, a fascination with time travel or in the complete opposite an illogical fear of such things.

Wrist watches may not run right on him or he may refuse to wear entirely or he may be a collector of unique clocks and watches. Inconsistencies and contradictions are par for the Aquarian course. Flight is also a subject of great interest to Aquarians.

This most likely brilliant child may come to win a Pulitzer Prize or have a hospital wing named after him. But he needs to be encouraged to make decisions and follow through with them. If you hear, "I can't" too often, you can be sure he's feeling the urge to avoid responsibility. Aquarius can take the path of least resistance, if you let him.

They will be accused of day-dreaming too much and dare you lecture them about it, you will receive a look of bored impatience. Teachers may find this hard to contend with but to your Aquarian child, his mind was engaged in a perfectly acceptable mental exercise of complex thought; it just wasn't his school work. Independent study programs or homeschooling are beneficial approaches to education for them.

Encourage physical activity as they grow older. There may be a love of certain sports or rather the skill needed to play. They will have loads of friends and love to do favors for them. Aquarians have a universal love of people and those friends may include the grocery store clerk, the coffee barista and the homeless bum, downtown, next to Daddy's office.

Teen romance shouldn't be a problem. Aquarius is rarely boy/girl crazy, they're just plain crazy. Break-ups will be harder on the exes. Your Aquarian girl probably will still be friends with all her old boyfriends.

Aquarius children love mysteries, detective stories (a career in the FBI or CIA?) and solving puzzles in general. They probably won't grow up to be your ordinary, every day citizens nor will they necessarily follow a conservative path in regards to their chosen career.

Teacher, salesman, tax man, that's too mundane for Aquarius. An environment where they can be on their own a lot is what they will seek. Aquarius independence will demand it. The have a strong empathic connection to nature, trees, birds, flowers and an environmental career would suit them well.

The Aquarius child will have a dream and you should encourage him to hold it tight. He may one day feel obligated to settle for a more traditional career but he'll never let go of his dream. Maturity will mellow the Uranian [read: wacky] influences and society will [try to] mold him into a less of an eccentric.

You can be sure of one thing with your Aquarius child and that is that you can be sure of nothing. You never know what to expect from an Aquarius child and that's actually half the fun!

Babies/Toddlers

• quivering
• sensitive
• stubborn
• independent
• electrifying
• loveable
• unpredictable

Adolescents

• practical
• inventive
• independent
• logical
• unorthodox

Parenting tips to best handle your Aquarius tot or teen.

• encourage memory focus and concentration
• guide them to organize and center their thoughts
• find an outlet to channel their mental and physical activity
• honor their need for space and independence

Aquarius children are the ultimate humanitarians with unprejudiced wisdom and wonder-kid minds. It is important for them to be taught to take disciplined action or they may be lax in their affairs. Try to maintain tranquility and harmony in your home environment and guide your Aquarian to balance his mind and body. Centering, meditation, silent prayer helps keep these kids focused.