How Can Astrology Help Me 
to Better Understand My Children?

The wonder of astrology is that it can be helpful to us in such a wide array of different ways.  One that is sometimes overlooked is the use of astrology to make parents more aware of the needs of their children.

Recently, I received a call from a client who is the mother of two young children.  She was curious how astrology could help guide her to be a better parent.  She wondered, as the majority of parents do, if she was doing the right things to benefit the individual needs and potentials of her children.

This, perhaps, is one of the tragically underused applications of astrology.  These young, unique, and impressionable individuals are initially almost totally immersed in the home environment.  One of the many challenges to the parent is how to provide adequate stimulation for the child's unique needs and abilities.

The Horoscope at the moment of birth suggests a combination of specific strengths, challenges, and potentials that will remain with the child during early development and throughout life.  While the Horoscope chart will never change, ideally we learn to use more efficiently what we have been given.

Individual needs are clearly suggested in the chart of even the youngest child.  We can determine what types of needs are likely to be the most important to the developing child.  Practical considerations include what sort of school environment would be most beneficial, what sort of toys would be most stimulating, how the child needs to communicate, how social needs can be developed, etc. 

The parent may be concerned that, "What if there is something bad that shows up in the baby's chart?".  Let me begin by saying that no chart is inherently "bad", just as none is inherently "good".  More appropriately is how can a balance be achieved between the strengths and the challenges.  (I strongly prefer to use "challenges" rather than "bad").  Without challenges, there is no motivation to grow or improve.  My favorite analogy is that the challenging components of the Horoscope are like a pebble in your shoe.  It isn't something that will go away on it's own.  We have to take some action to make things more comfortable.  If everything were OK, we'd be happy as clams to just leave things as they are. 

It is crucial to remember that astrology is NOT PRE-DESTINY.   Factors such as environment, free will, and quality of the decisions will ultimately determine specifics of who this child will someday become.  But by becoming in-tune with and aware of innate tendencies early on, the parent can have a distinct advantage in child development. 

I now offer family-specific sessions which I've labeled "Family Dynamics".  These 90-minute sessions incorporate an astrological overview representing the birth data of each individual family member.  This is a process that can provide unique insight into individual needs and family interactions.