Below is an extract from "The Message of the Stars" where Max Heindel addresses the influence of an Aries Sun sign on a child's personality. Obviously this provides only a general overview of the child's personality; to truly understand the depth and complexity of your child's personality we need to examine the placement of all the planets, rising sign aspects between the planets and much more. It does however make interesting reading, and I hope will encourage you to delve a little deeper into understanding the part astrology plays in forming your child's character.

If you'd like to learn more about your own child's full astrological birth chart, life path and destiny then there are several reports available in the astrology chart shop that are written with your child in mind.

Aquarian children are of a rather shy, retiring nature. They like to keep their own company and counsel more than is good for them, for if this bent in the nature is allowed full scope, it has a tendency to breed melancholy and make them recluses. They have a quiet, unassuming manner which gains many friends for them and their home life is usually ideal. They are generally affectionate and of a very sweet and kind disposition; they are always ready to defer to the opinion of a loved one and ready to yield a point for the sake of harmony. Because Aquarius is a fixed sign, they are very constant in their affection as well as in other things.

Aquarius is an intellectual sign and Aquarian children usually have a good mentality, because the Saturnine rulership gives depth to the mind, and the Uranian ray gives them intuition and an inclination towards science, literature and philosophy. They are remarkably persistent in whatever they undertake, and therefore usually succeed in the long run. As Aquarius is the 11th sign it partakes also of the qualities ruled by the 11th House; therefore the Aquarius child is usually well liked among their associates and have many friends.

Aquarius children are very proud and jealous of the esteem of others. Their principal fault is that on account of Saturnine traits they are somewhat given to worry. As with the Leos, they are strong in their likes and dislikes; they will do anything for those who have won their affection, but resent any attempt to drive them, and under such conditions are extremely stubborn; in fact they are very set in their mental attitude, and once an opinion has been formed it is not easily changed. They are so very sensitive to the mental conditions around them that it affects their physical well being perhaps more than they are aware of for this is one of the most sensitive signs.