Teenager Horoscopes

Adult vs. Teenager Horoscopes

Let's face it, there's a big difference between teens and adults. Both have different things going on their lives, different priorities and different social situations. While adults may seek career and marriage advice by consulting their daily horoscope, teen are looking for help with other issues. These might include handling peer pressure, boyfriend/girlfriend issues or even whether to try out for the basketball team.

While all horoscopes, at least the legitimate ones, offer basically the same advice according to your birth sign, there's a difference in how that information is interpreted and applied to different age groups. For example, the alignment of the elements in a horoscope chart might indicate that this will be a challenging day at the office for an adult. To a teen, this type of info might be useful if he/she has an after school job, but it can also be translated in terms of school. It might be interpreted as a need to pay special attention in class and perhaps a greater need to ask questions and study.

Of course, teenager horoscopes cover the fun stuff too. Is it a good day to ask that new girl out on a date? Are you likely to get a part if you try out for the play? Can you count on your friends to have your back, or is it a day to rely on yourself alone? Teen horoscopes provide guidance in these issues and more.

Places to Find Online Teen Horoscopes

So, now that we've discussed why teenager horoscopes are a bit different from the offerings in the daily newspaper, let's talk about where teens can find horoscopes that are geared just for their age group. For safety's sake, parents should thoroughly check out any website their teen wants to visit to make sure that all the content is appropriate, and that the site is well protected.

J-14

J-14 is geared toward younger teens with topics like cool celebs, quizzes, games, and yes, horoscopes. The weekly astrological advice offered here covers life in general as well as love and friendship issues. You can also find out which will be your lucky day!

Alloy

Alloy.com is geared for intermediate teens and offers teen standards like makeup tips, love advice and quizzes. Teens will also find a variety of horoscopes offered in the Astro category.

• Daily horoscopes: Find out what you need to know today. This page offers advice for all twelve signs.
• Love horoscopes: Find tips to guide you through an entire week of love's ups and downs. Love forecasts are divided between "solo" and "taken", so whether you're single or part of a couple, you'll find advice tailored just for you.
• Beauty horoscopes: Here you'll find weekly guidance on a number of beauty issues.
• Perfect Match horoscopes: Kiss or diss; which signs are you most and least compatible with? Each sign also offers insight into personality traits.
• Fortune Cookie: Love the fortunes but watching your calories? Crack open your virtual fortune cookie right here. It's mainly for fun, but once you try it, you'll be back for more.

Kiwi Box

Kiwibox.com is devoted to older teens, and in addition to offering daily horoscopes and standard teen features, they also report on current topics.

Other fun features:

• Love Compatibility: This feature is especially fun to use. If you know the sign of that special someone you've got your eye on, plug it in and find out how well the two of your are likely to get along.
• Kiwi 8 Ball: If you ever played with one of those magic eight balls, you're going to get a kick out of this virtual kiwi fortune teller. Ask away, but you won't always like the answer you get. This one's just for fun.

Gender Bias Abounds

The one short fall of most teen horoscopes is that they are mainly geared toward girls, leaving guys out in the cold. So, if you happen to be a guy who digs horoscopes, you might need to interpret the info being offered from your own point of view. However, a sign is a sign no matter which gender you are, so the basic forecast is still meaningful.