diff --git a/js/mixins/form.js b/js/mixins/form.js
index 87f5a044..59d7d2f5 100644
--- a/js/mixins/form.js
+++ b/js/mixins/form.js
@@ -34,6 +34,18 @@ export default {
       this.validateForm()
     },
 
+    handleChildFieldChange: function(event) {
+      // need to temporarily use this function because we will no longer be passing
+      // parent_uid or watch from the child components
+      const { value, name, valid } = event
+      if (typeof this.fields[name] !== undefined) {
+        this.fields[name] = valid
+        this.changed = true
+      }
+
+      this.validateForm()
+    },
+
     handleFieldMount: function(event) {
       const { name, optional, valid } = event
       this.fields[name] = optional || valid