“How does your child perceive the mother?” Your child believes that their mother adheres to a whole set of strict rules of conduct. She expresses control, organization, determination, and persistence.
“What does he need to feel confident and secure?” This child lives in the real world. His feet are firmly planted on the ground. He is serious, cautious, and very restrained. All of this gives him confidence. He needs to understand what is happening, what his place is in what is happening, and where the path leads forward. He is ambitious, craves status and a leadership role. This child will likely care more than other children about appearing “correct,” so that his home and belongings look “correct” and so that you also look “correct.”
Your child is very pragmatic. If there is a choice, he will consider everything methodically and then make a practical move or make the most useful decision. He is not a dreamer. If it seems that he is daydreaming, it is more likely that he is simply pondering a practical solution to some issue. Seriousness and caution easily turn into anxiety and pessimism. You must be the person who can convince him that “the sun exists” when your child stubbornly sees only solid clouds.
This little one seems too mature for his age from early childhood. He will be overly emotional, but will appear emotionally restrained because he considers it inappropriate to display his feelings openly. Your child is not cold; he is caring. He simply feels that he should not be too open about it.
(Various sources for child horoscopes)
Moon in Capricorn is in detriment, meaning its influence is almost unnoticeable. In the first years of life, children born under this sign require more love and attention than their peers. Only constant parental care can give them a sense of security and self-confidence. Otherwise, unmet needs will lead to strong emotional upheavals that will leave a lifelong mark. On an emotional level, these children fear being perceived as inadequate. Whatever they do, they strive for success, recognition, and respect. They enjoy managing people and keeping situations under control, and in the future they will look quite fitting in a leadership position. They often become “gray cardinals.”
These children are energetic, purposeful, and exceptionally hardworking. Work can become an obsessive idea and an end in itself for them. Their self-esteem directly depends on how useful and necessary they feel. The childhood love and care you surround them with will shape their self-perception for life. They have a strong need to feel important and needed.
Parents and caregivers in early childhood play a crucial role in providing the emotional security so vital for children with the Moon in Capricorn. Happy are those children who truly receive the proper attention. But if parents themselves are dissatisfied with life or simply too busy, then the children will feel deprived and unnecessary. It is even worse if parents are divorced or deceased, and the child is left without a father or mother. In such cases, relatives must pay special attention to these children and create conditions where they can feel confident. Children with the Moon in Capricorn need their parents to love and protect them unconditionally. And, as you understand, it is very important that parents themselves are worthy of their children’s respect and admiration.
Do not forget to repeatedly tell your little one that you value and love him, for he needs this so much. Your very behavior should make him feel secure, desired, and necessary. Tell the child that you love him just as he is and teach him to love himself. Help him let go of unnecessary fears and doubts, to stop constantly defending himself. It is very important for your child to learn to love himself; otherwise, he will spend his whole life demanding love from others. Attention and respect alone will not be enough—he needs more… Help the child understand that his demands of others are so high that they simply cannot be met. Therefore, first and foremost, he needs to learn to love himself and then others (but only selflessly). Help him express his feelings openly. If he ever feels that security can be found in this source of love, the reward will be incredible!
Teach them to be happy by accepting the love that others give them, rather than demanding the impossible. These children should understand that they should not cling to their loved ones “with a knife to their throat,” demanding compliance with high standards and expectations. To be accepted and to be loved—these are the two main psychological needs essential for a sense of security and normal emotional development in those with the Moon in Capricorn. From birth and approximately up to the age of 6 (a critical period), parents themselves can satisfy this need for love, which will be the true key to harmonious development.
(Samantha Davis. Child Astrology. The Key to Understanding a Child’s Psychology.)
Do not fuss over me,
Do not tell me fairy tales in verse:
I love real things
And stand firmly on my feet.
This child lives in the real world. His feet are firmly planted on the ground. He is serious, cautious, and very restrained. All of this gives him confidence. He needs to understand what is happening, what his place is in what is happening, and where the path leads forward (usually “upward”). He will choose his path to climb his own special peak and then follow it unwaveringly.
Your child with the Moon in Capricorn is ambitious; he craves status and a leadership role. Since this is a sign of ascent, appearance matters to him. This child will likely care more than other children about appearing “correct,” so that his home and belongings look “correct” and so that you also look “correct.”
The little Capricorn is very pragmatic. If there is a choice, he will consider everything methodically and then make a practical move or make the most useful decision. He is not a dreamer. If it seems that he is daydreaming, it is more likely that he is simply pondering a practical solution to some issue. Thoughts are possible— the real world is full of problems, and your Capricorn will be much more aware of them than any average child. Seriousness and caution easily turn into anxiety and pessimism. You must be the person who can convince him that “the sun exists” when your child stubbornly sees only solid clouds.
This little one seems too mature for his age from early childhood. Sometimes it will seem to you that you have been given a dwarf-adult instead of a toddler. He will not be overly emotional; rather, he will appear emotionally restrained. He considers it inappropriate to display his feelings openly. Your child is not cold; he is caring. He simply feels that he should not be too open about it.
(Maria Kay Simms. Your Magical Child.)
