“How does your child perceive the mother?”
Your child believes that his mother adheres to a strict set of behavioral rules. She expresses control, organization, determination, and persistence.
“What does he need in order to feel secure and confident?”
This child lives in the real world. His feet are firmly on the ground. He is serious, cautious, and highly restrained. All of this gives him confidence. He needs to understand what is happening, what his place is within it, and where the path ahead leads. He is ambitious, desiring status and a leadership role. This child will likely care more than others about appearing “correct,” ensuring that his home and belongings look “correct,” and that you also appear “correct.”
Your child is very pragmatic. If faced with a choice, he will methodically consider all options, then make a practical move or take the most beneficial decision. He is not a dreamer. If it seems he is daydreaming, he is most likely contemplating a practical solution to a particular issue. Seriousness and caution easily turn into worry and pessimism. You must be the person who can convince him that “the sun exists” when your child stubbornly sees nothing but clouds.
This child appears overly mature for his age from early childhood. He will not be overly emotional, but rather seem emotionally restrained, as he considers it inappropriate to display his feelings openly. Your child is not cold—he is caring. He simply feels that one should not elaborate excessively about it.
(Various sources for the child’s horoscope)
The Moon in Capricorn is in detriment, meaning its influence is barely felt. During the first years of life, children born under this sign require more love and attention than their peers. Only constant parental care can provide them with a sense of security and self-confidence. Otherwise, unmet emotional needs will lead to strong emotional shocks that may 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 leading people and controlling situations, and in the future will look good in positions of authority. Often, they become “power behind the throne” figures.
These children are energetic, goal-oriented, and exceptionally hardworking. Work may 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 provide will shape their attitude toward themselves throughout life. They have a clearly expressed need to feel important and needed.
The presence of emotional security, so crucial for children with the Moon in Capricorn, largely depends on parents and caregivers in early years. Lucky are those children who truly receive adequate attention. But if parents are themselves dissatisfied with life or simply too busy, the children will feel neglected and unnecessary. It is even worse if the parents are divorced or deceased, leaving the child without a father or mother. In such cases, relatives must pay special attention to these children and create conditions where they can feel secure. For those with the Moon in Capricorn, it is essential that parents love and protect them unconditionally. And, as you surely understand, it is very important that the parents themselves be worthy of their children’s respect and admiration.
Do not forget to repeatedly tell your child that you value and love him, as he deeply needs this. Your behavior should make him feel secure, wanted, and necessary. Tell the child that you love him just as he is, and teach him to love himself. Help him discard unnecessary fears and doubts, and stop constantly defending himself. For your child, learning to love himself is extremely important; otherwise, he will spend his entire life demanding love from others. Mere attention and respect will not be enough—he needs more… Help the child understand that his demands of others are so high that they simply cannot be fulfilled. Therefore, first and foremost, he must learn to love himself, and then others (but only selflessly). Help him openly express his feelings. If he ever experiences that security can be drawn from this source of love, the return will be incredible!
Teach them to be happy by accepting the love given by others, rather than demanding the impossible. Such children need to understand that they should not hold their loved ones “at knifepoint,” demanding they meet high standards and expectations. To be accepted and to be loved—these are the two primary psychological needs essential for the sense of security and normal emotional development of those whose Moon is in Capricorn. From birth until approximately age 6 (a critical period), parents themselves can satisfy this need for love, which will be the true foundation for harmonious development.
(Samantha Davis. Child Astrology: The Key to Understanding a Child’s Psychology.)
Don’t need me coddled,
Don’t need rhyming tales:
I love real things
And stand firmly on my feet.
This child lives in the real world. His feet are firmly on the ground. He is serious, cautious, and highly restrained. All of this gives him confidence. He needs to understand what is happening, what his place is within it, and where the path ahead leads (mostly “upward”). He will choose his own path to climb to his special peak, then follow it steadily.
Your child with the Moon in Capricorn is ambitious, striving for status and a leadership role. Since this is a sign of upward ascent, outward appearance matters. This child will likely care more than others about appearing “correct,” ensuring that his home and belongings look “correct,” and that you also appear “correct.”
The little Capricorn is very pragmatic. If faced with a choice, he will methodically consider all options, then make a practical move or take the most beneficial decision. He is not a dreamer. If it seems he is daydreaming, he is most likely contemplating a practical solution to a particular issue. Reflection is possible—after all, the real world is full of problems, and your Capricorn will perceive them far more clearly than the average child. Seriousness and caution easily turn into worry and pessimism. You must be the person who can convince him that “the sun exists” when your child stubbornly sees nothing but clouds.
This child appears overly mature for his age from early childhood. Sometimes you may feel as if a dwarf-adult has been substituted for the toddler who has just started walking. He will not be overly emotional, but rather seem emotionally restrained. He considers it inappropriate to display his feelings openly. Your child is not cold—he is caring. He simply feels that one should not elaborate excessively about it.
(Maria Kay Sims. Your Enchanting Child.)
