SPEAK TO MY PSYCHICS
VIRGO KIDS pick things up very quickly, and I'm not just talking about coughs and colds, either. (One snuffle and a Virgo mum thinks pneumonia's on the loose!) These children are like sharpshooters very quick on the mental draw.
These children can be top of the form when it comes to school, because of their admirable ability to absorb facts and figures. But don't think that a Virgette will be a goodie goodie, looking as though butter (or low-cholesterol margarine Virgos start at an early age!) wouldn't melt in their mouth. Mercury makes these kids love practical jokes, and they can spend nearly all their pocket-money (they'll save the rest) buying itching powder and plastic spiders, which they'll tip into your teacup when you're not looking.
Although Virgos are naturally modest and retiring, it's important if your Virgette has done well, to say so. There's no need to go mad every time your miniature Mercurial marvel gets top marks in maths, by announcing it to the waiting world in the local paper. A pat on the head is much more this sign's style, and eventually your kid will be able to hear praise without going bright red and running from the room. In fact, if you encourage your Virgette early on, the kid will grow up to be more open emotionally, and not quite as cool and aloof as some members of this sign.
If you're the parent of a Virgo child, don't be a philistine! Most Virgos are creative in one way or another, so try to develop this side of your kid. If your child spends hours at the kitchen table (having cleaned it first, of course!) drawing and painting, don't send him or her out to play.
Even at an early age, the Virgo will attempt to be of service to family and friends. He or she may dash around with a dustpan and brush in those minute Mercurial mitts, cleaning like crazy for you, or bake a cake and take it round to a neighbour who needs it. This is a superb side of all Virgos, so don't let your kiddie's mates make fun of it.
Remember the nervy nature of all Virgoans, too, and keep your babe's mind occupied. Otherwise, he or she might start to imagine all sorts of ills, and go overboard about a cut finger, lying in a darkened room wearing an ice-pack for a hat! (Or Elastoplasts as a necklace!)
As with every other sign, you must nip any negative traits in the bud before they become habits that are hard to forget. For example, don't let your kid's natural neatness turn into a fussy and pinicky fixation. It may be like a dream come true to have a tidy kid, but you don't want to raise one who nags you about the state of your bedroom!
If you're thinking about presents for your precise, wee Virgo, don't buy anything too frivolous. Instead, opt for a toy doctor's bag, bulging with bandages, so the Virgette can rush around acting like an extra from Angels. Alternatively, you could buy some books. But whatever the present, you must stimulate that Mercurial mind, because Virgettes have budding, brilliant brains.
However, before you buzz off to buy your babe an enormous encyclopaedia, remember to lavish lots of what boodle can't buy love on your child. A kiss here and a cuddle there will make all the difference, and your Virgette will grow up to modify that Mercurial modesty and emotional uncertainty, and become loving and giving, warm and wonderful. There now!
