Children with Saturn in Cancer strive to strictly control their emotions, yet feel a deep need for emotional reliability. Emotional vulnerability may manifest through pretense: they pretend that feelings are unimportant or even nonexistent, while in reality they may be moved to tears by tenderness and love. These children constantly imagine themselves as parents—either in play or in actual caregiving for family members—or they may reverse roles and act more helpless than they truly are in order to gain attention.
Saturn in Gemini
With Saturn in Gemini, children learn best in a systematic, structured environment. However, the authority figure—the teacher—should be warm and able to...