Baby Horoscope - Cancer
Symbol - The Crab
Ruling Planet - Moon
Birthstone- Ruby
Flower - Water Lily
Colour - Green
The Cancer child is ultra-sensitive to his or her home atmosphere, and very quick to respond to the moods of parents, brothers and sisters. It is especially important that the home atmosphere should be calm and happy. If you, his parents, are at cross purposes, do not indulge in arguments in front of your little Cancerian.
A broken-home can do irreparable harm to the Cancerian child’s nature. This type of child seldom has much self-confidence or self-reliance, and what little he or she does possess will be badly undermined if the parents split up.
Other children are apt to accuse their Cancerian playmates of being cry-babies and to taunt them for being so dependent on the moral support of their parents. And it is true that Cancerian children are far too apt to resort to the treat that they will tell mummy or daddy if they feel they are being ill-treated by the children around them. So it is up to you to foster their ability to fend more for themselves. Beware being over-protective to this type of child.
During their period at school, you Cancer offspring will probably show a particular interest in history and geography, and they may be very musically inclined, or have a flair for painting. They are seldom outstanding in the academic achievements, though of course much depends on the individual horoscope to determine the extent of their talents. But even the most gifted Cancer children tend to be late developers, even thought hey usually have very good powers of memory. However, this is probably because their home life absorbs most of their interest during their formative years. If you supplement what the child is learning at school by doing some personal coaching at home, then you will discover more quickly where your child’s talents lie.
Bear in mind that the early stages of puberty can be something of a traumatic experience for cancer children, who tend to become even more sensitive and withdrawn at this time. By far the best way to explain the facts of life to the cancer child is to provide opportunity for studying the habits of animals; if you have a farmer in the family, allow the child to be present when a foal is being delivered or a cow is giving birth to a calf. The matter of fact way in which the farmer deals with this situation will be very reassuring to the cancer youngster.
Of course, your little Cancerian will not be an angel, but by and large these children are easy to deal with. They are inclined to tell lies when they fear the truth will get them into trouble (but so are most children for that matter) and you will have to deal firmly with this. But the fact that there will such a particularly close bond between you and your Cancerian offspring will encourage him or her to be truthful with you, and you can then encourage the child to be equally frank with other people.