January 18 people usually make excellent parents themselves.  They have a natural understanding of what pre-adolescent children like.  They may, however, have a great deal of trouble with their own parents, particularly during their adolescence and late teens.  Departing from childhood if often tragically difficult for January 18 people, and their parents must be extremely sensitive to their transitional needs, particularly in not laying heavy adult pressures on them too soon, or insisting that they abruptly give up childlike habits.  Such demands will only foment discord and plant seeds of rebellion.

January 18 people like to keep life light but also demand a heavy dose of excitement and adventure to keep them stimulated.  When they are unable to find peak experiences in their daily lives, they may retreat to a fantasy world where everything is allowed and everything possible.  Since their joys and interests are then internalized, they may unfortunately come to give up more and more on the outer world, in extreme cases withdrawing into their original childhood realm.  More highly evolved January 18 people are able to first sublimate and then project their fantasies out on the world, not only summoning up peak experiences but also developing ideas, creating original products or perhaps just manifesting a highly unique outlook and approach to the art of living.

Where love is concerned, January 18 people tend to attract more practical, down-to-earth types who perhaps feel gratified by an awakening of their own childlike nature.  A successful relationship of this kind inevitably provides a deep sense of security for both January 18 people and their more grounded partner, and is thus very heavily based on mutual trust and sharing.

Generally speaking, January 18 people may be happy even when working in mundane jobs, as long as they have free time which is absolutely their own to enjoy as they please.  However, for the reasons stated earlier, it is best for them when they can integrate their more fanciful side in a creative or stimulating work enviroment.  Without such stimulation, those born on this day may experience difficulties concentrating, especially when performing tasks if a repetitive nature, and may even be caught flagrantly daydreaming.