The Capricorn Parent

　　The Capricorn mother (December 22 to January 19) is a far better parent than the Capricorn father. This type of mother is rather like the Virgo mother in her detailed super-Guide for Parents vision of her children and her persistent efforts to raise the standard of the child's schoo1 work and general behavior. Like the Virgo mother，she sometimes errs on the side of commission rather than omission. She is exceedingly ambitious，and may in her zeal for Progress push her children be-yond their capabilities．The Capricorn father is far too exacting and severe. He resembles the Scorpio parent in that no has no patience with the weaknesses of childhood，and judges children by adult standards. He is harsh and unsympathetic, and thinks only in terms of discipline. Relaxation and pleasure have litt1e place in his own program，and he sees no need to supply his children with enjoyment，which he thinks of as self-indulgence．This type of parent dominated by the planet Saturn as he is，can expect 1ittle but fear from his children．Unless he tempers his severity，he will lose out in the most satisfactory emotional returns obtainable by everyone who is a parent；that is，he may forfeit the love of his Children