Emotions, behavior, discipline

The Scorpio child is very enigmatic, curious, and intelligent. They have a solid and quiet presence, although, when they speak, they carefully choose what they are going to say. Scorpio is one of the most psychic of the signs. They have a natural ability to read people’s body language, thoughts, emotions, and how something is being said. Scorpio children can have a tendency to stare at a person to study them from a distance. Your child will let you know if they feel safe or not. It’s best to honor their feelings and discern when they are shy and genuinely feel bad about someone or something. Suppose something is going to emotionally affect them or the family. In that case, the Scorpio child may feel it coming before it happens and act out for no reason. This might look like a bad mood or meltdown. To help them feel safe with their deep feelings and psychic sensibilities, offer them affection and long and robust hugs all the time. Be open with expressing your feelings to show them that they can feel free to talk about their feelings with you. Since they can quickly tell when people are hiding their feelings, it’s best to have a plan for what you’re going to say to your child. Don’t overwhelm them by telling them any adult issues. Instead, share your feelings in a natural but age-appropriate way.

While Scorpios seem very complex and confusing to those who process life mentally, the Scorpio is quite simple in their needs. They need love, affection, and discipline. Some parents can feel intimidated by their extraordinarily intuitive and commanding child. Scorpio’s modern planetary ruler is Pluto, the planet of breakdowns or transmutations. Their ancient ruler is Mars, the planet of war. So, the deep emotions of Scorpio can seem like a total breakdown into war. Depending on other aspects in your child’s chart, your Scorpio can be soft and gentle in their emotions or robust and loud. Either way, your Scorpio will recover from their lows much easier when they feel unconditionally loved.

Scorpios have a keen sense of what is going on. They will surprise you with just how much they understand. Because of this, you will always need to be consistent with them in what you say and do. They can spot a loophole a million miles away and use it to manipulate others into doing what they want. If your Scorpio child challenges you, don’t use dominance. Come from a firm but loving place. You may have to win a few staring contests.

Scorpios can create revenge fantasies, so being open, honest, loving, consistent, and firm is the best way to keep your child feeling loved. The depth of Scorpios leads them to ask penetrating and mature questions. Be honest with them and share what you can in an age-appropriate manner. They feel everything, so if there is tension in the home, they will take it on and soothe themselves by sneaking food. They generally have a sweet tooth. Again, being open and honest with your child when they ask questions is the best way to clear the air for them. Don’t share adult issues with them. Instead, focus on framing the issues in a general sense. For instance, tell them that adults have responsibilities that they deal with. You’re sorry that they feel stressed over your stress, but that it’s all okay and that you will work with them to have fun and enjoy life despite difficulties. Turning your worried mind down by having fun with your child will give them the tools to do the same for themselves.

Your Scorpio is really great at sharing. Scorpio rules the 8th House of other people’s resources. Scorpio takes on that energy of sharing what they have with others. Scorpio is pretty good at setting boundaries, so it’s unlikely they will get taken advantage of. If, however, you see that they are, guide them to finding their inner strength in setting boundaries with others. Scorpios can also have strong feelings of jealousy and possessiveness. So, while they are natural sharers, they may have difficulty sharing if Scorpio doesn’t feel unconditionally loved or confident that they will always have enough. Practice gratitude for whatever abundance you have in your life. It could be a clean home, a new thing, love from friends and family, or a vacation. This will model for your Scorpio the feelings of having enough of what they need and open them up to their natural spirit of generosity.

Lastly, Scorpios can be very curious about sex and begin questioning and exploring early. Their secretive side might make them hide their curiosities. Be open with them about basic anatomy as early as you can. Talk about the functions of the body. It will fascinate them! By making it less taboo, they will feel comfortable going to you for advice when they need it.