diff --git a/neo/services/NeoService.php b/neo/services/NeoService.php
index 2da10a6b..c8998bc7 100644
--- a/neo/services/NeoService.php
+++ b/neo/services/NeoService.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class NeoService extends BaseApplicationComponent
 	private $_blockRecordsById;
 	private $_uniqueBlockTypeAndFieldHandles;
 	private $_parentNeoFields;
+	private $_blocks = [];
 
 	public $currentSavingBlockType;
 
@@ -682,6 +683,40 @@ public function getParentNeoField(FieldModel $neoField)
 		return $this->_parentNeoFields[$neoField->id];
 	}
 
+	public function getChildBlocks(Neo_BlockModel $block)
+	{
+		$owner = $block->getOwner();
+		$type = $block->getType();
+		$field = craft()->fields->getFieldById($type->fieldId);
+
+		$blocks = $this->_getBlocksByOwnerAndField($owner, $field);
+
+		$childLevel = ((int) $block->level) + 1;
+		$children = array();
+		$foundBlock = false;
+
+		foreach($blocks as $testBlock)
+		{
+			if($foundBlock)
+			{
+				if($testBlock->level == $childLevel)
+				{
+					$children[] = $testBlock;
+				}
+				else if($testBlock->level < $childLevel)
+				{
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if($testBlock->id == $block->id)
+			{
+				$foundBlock = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $children;
+	}
+
 	public function requirePlugin($plugin)
 	{
 		if(!craft()->plugins->getPlugin($plugin))
@@ -885,4 +920,28 @@ private function _applyFieldTranslationSetting($owner, $field, $blocks)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	private function _getBlocksByOwnerAndField(BaseElementModel $owner, FieldModel $field)
+	{
+		$key = $owner->id . ':' . $field->id;
+
+		if(!isset($this->_blocks[$key]))
+		{
+			$result = Neo_BlockRecord::model()->findAllByAttributes([
+				'ownerId' => $owner->id,
+				'fieldId' => $field->id,
+			]);
+
+			$models = Neo_BlockModel::populateModels($result);
+
+			usort($models, function(Neo_BlockModel $a, Neo_BlockModel $b)
+			{
+				return $a->sortOrder - $b->sortOrder;
+			});
+
+			$this->_blocks[$key] = $models;
+		}
+
+		return $this->_blocks[$key];
+	}
 }
diff --git a/neo/variables/NeoVariable.php b/neo/variables/NeoVariable.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bbbbe5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neo/variables/NeoVariable.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+namespace Craft;
+
+class NeoVariable
+{
+	public function children(Neo_BlockModel $block)
+	{
+		return craft()->neo->getChildBlocks($block);
+	}
+
+	public function hasChildren(Neo_BlockModel $block)
+	{
+		return !empty($this->children($block));
+	}
+}