Some conversations begin as a technical question and end up being an emotional journey. In this one, we talk about something that, if you’re a mom, dad, a new parent, or simply someone who loves a close childhood, you’ve surely encountered at some point: Does it make sense to look at a child’s birth chart? Is it useful, intrusive, or limiting?
The answer, at least from the perspective of the astrology we teach—humanistic and not judgmental—is clear: the Child’s Birth Chart doesn’t confine, it accompanies. It doesn’t label: it illuminates. And above all, it opens a space of understanding that can transform the ways in which we care for, guide, and empower the unique qualities of children.
👶 Why look at a child’s birth chart?
Because a birth chart isn’t a verdict. It doesn’t say, “Your daughter will be like this,” or “Your son will do this.” It reveals possibilities , latent talents, inner rhythms, and sensitive ways of experiencing frustration, joy, curiosity, and action.
It’s an energetic map that doesn’t dictate; it guides .
“If we think that astrology makes judgments, then yes, it would be dangerous to look at it. But if we understand astrology as a language that accompanies, as we do in Learn Astrology, the Child’s Birth Chart becomes a tool that cares” (Words of Mercedes Casini)
For example: If a child has a lot of water in their letter, perhaps the worst thing we can do is tell them “don’t cry,” “be strong,” “don’t be sensitive.”
That sensitivity is part of their inner world and
The birth chart allows you to sustain it instead of extinguishing it.
Astrology as a tool for emotional regulation 🌊🔥🌬🌍
The four elements are regulatory tools for children .
- Fire → movement, action, exploration
- Earth → routine, support, order
- Air → mental play, language, creativity
- Water → emotion, restraint, sensitivity
When you understand which one predominates in a child, you begin to see what they need at each moment.
“My niece is three years old, and she’s predominantly a fire sign. So, when she encounters a limit in her movement, there’s an explosion of frustration that’s like a rollercoaster: it’s like screaming, crying, calming down, and then sleeping. And being able to understand her mechanism also led me to think, ‘Of course, what this girl needs is to move, move, move’ to expend all that energy and then find a way to… she also has air… when she uses up all that fire energy, her calm isn’t something connected to emotion, but rather I’d give her a chalkboard and she’d start painting or drawing, something connected to the more airy side. But being able to understand her chart allowed me to understand stages of where to guide her and to ensure that every day there’s some exploration in her.” (Words of Diore Pugliese)
🌙 How planets incorporate childhood
This chart is not interpreted in the same way as for adults. Children incorporate the “planetary functions” in stages:
- Moon → the first function (emotional rhythm, needs, refuges)
- Mercury → language, the first sounds
- Venus → pleasure, that which attracts, that which pleases
- Mars → action, will, power
- Sun → identity, but it is only strongly expressed after the first seven years
This is key: a Fire Moon cannot be regulated by remaining still. On the other hand, Water Moons need time and emotional space. Air Moons need to communicate what they feel. Earth Moons need physical containment and predictability. Understanding this prevents clashes, blame, and impossible demands.