Your Child's Star Map

Mademoiselle Kiddie of the children's astrology site Kiddiegram.com says her raison d'etre is to "help parents understand the talents and special skill set their children have brought to the planet." The virtual Diva took time from her whirl of adventure travel and stargazing to wax poetic on children's astrology. "The map is not the territory is a major dictum in semantics," she begins. "Parents could remember that a child's chart wheel or any interpretation is a map, not the territory. Like Lewis and Clark, mapping the New World, a parent can use the general outlines of their child's psychological terrain to help their child navigate their amazing journey through life. Some kids have lots of mountains, others deep rivers, others beautiful self sustaining deserts islands or urban landscapes. Others may have a mixture of many terrains. An ocean view from a bustling boulevard. Other kids might seem more drawn to outer space!"

The birth chart is not a precise playbook, nor is it etched into the stone tablets of destiny. "Mlle Kiddie doesn't believe in astrology just as she doesn't believe in French or Mandarin Chinese," she continues, playfully referring to herself in the third person. "She feels it's a symbolic language that can help describe certain aspects of a child's personal map of the heavens. An engaging way to activate the right brain."

This series was written by Amy Herring, an astrologer with the simple, but profound mission of helping people become whole. Mlle Kiddie spilled the beans that Amy is a double Virgo, which explains the clarity, thoroughness and zero flake factor in her writing. I'm happy to post these articles here. And hope you'll see what's new over at Kiddiegram, a resource for parents that offers real-life wisdom, without straying from the wonder-full world of the magical child. And read up on newborn Clementine Hawke, the latest Aquarian Moon in the extended Uma-Ethan family at the site's blog, Star Signs for Celebrity Kids.

• What is Astrology?
• How Astrology Works
• The Puzzle Pieces
• Twelve Influences on Life
• The Balanced Scorecard
• How is Child's Astrology Unique?
• Parent-Child Synastry
• Warning Signs in a Birth Chart
• Your Child's Destiny: Fate Vs. Free Will
• Your Child's Transits