Scorpio children & their temper

Posted by Scorpiorabbit
My mom would hit me with a sack of oranges.
Wait...maybe....that's what's wrong with me?

Posted by Scorpio72
I dated a Capricorn and he was just as sarcastic as me! Lol They can be real jerks. Discipline him based on his moon sign. I have an aquarius moon. It didnt take much to discipline me. An adult could just look at me in that way and I would know better. I also kept in line in school because I was afraid of getting into trouble or looking stupid I front of my classmates.

Posted by ellessque
what does the rest of his chart look like?

Posted by Livibowyah
His moon sign is in Capricorn. He's 4 and very mature for his age, sarcastic, observant and not easily impressed (everyone describes him as a grown man). As his mother (Leo sun cancer moon) I'm the ONLY person he listens too or shows respect for (he's not disrespectful, but it's obvious when you do not have his respect). His temper is kind of frightening at times and its hard to get him to come down from it. I've read that when disciplining Scorpio children it is best to give strict discipline accompanied with a love afterwards.

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Posted by ScorpioChica

Posted by Livibowyah
His moon sign is in Capricorn. He's 4 and very mature for his age, sarcastic, observant and not easily impressed (everyone describes him as a grown man). As his mother (Leo sun cancer moon) I'm the ONLY person he listens too or shows respect for (he's not disrespectful, but it's obvious when you do not have his respect). His temper is kind of frightening at times and its hard to get him to come down from it. I've read that when disciplining Scorpio children it is best to give strict discipline accompanied with a love afterwards.

He's 4!! This is a learned behavior ur putting too much psychological emphasis on him! His brain isn't even developed enough to be manipulative or to have a real temper. If ur son is acting up it's because of the way ur raising him! I'm a Scorpio with a Cappy moon too & if I ever acted that way I'd get my ass handed to me no matter what my sign is!

Bullshit.
You've must not have ever met a naturally strong-willed child before. I raised my Aries little brother and he nearly killed me. They are born ready to challenge you and every adult in their lives at every turn.

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Posted by venusianbull
Tell him to remove himself from the general area. He can rejoin the human race when he has better control of himself.
You're the parent, you have the control. Flip that round you have a little monster on your hands.

xoxo Mean and Heartless Mom

Posted by SatoriFierce
My mother always took credit for my sister and I being such well-behaved kids until she witnessed my little brother. She was there are saw me being consistently firm with him and how much good it did. She didn't have to put in a fraction as much work into disciplining us. She only had to mention us being grounded and we would start to cry.
My brother, on the other hand, you could take every toy away from him, ground him from playing or birthday parties, put him in the corner etc. it didn't matter, nothing worked. He was determined to have things his way, and saw no reason why he shouldn't.
He is 17 now. I sent him to live with our Dad coming on 2 years ago after he repeatedly disobeyed his curfew and got us evicted from our place due to property damage and getting arrested for stealing a golf cart and riding it down the freeway. lmao. I know that's serious and I was furious at the time, but it's so stupid I can't help but laugh at it.
I hate to say it, but he is doing better now than he ever did before. It is mainly because our dad let's him do what he wants to do, he gives him the freedom he always wanted and he has proven that he can handle it. He hasn't gotten into any trouble since he moved out and is attending school, and got himself into Kung Fu classes that he really loves.
I know he is older now and so of course can handle more freedom, but I regret not trusting him with more earlier on. He always wanted the opportunity to prove how mature and responsible he was, and I didn't allow as much as I should have, so he acted out.
I'm not saying the O.P.'s Scorp child has behavior issues like this. Infact, she said that he only acts out to other adults but respects her.
I am only saying that you can't dismiss the O.P.'s experience and tell her that it is all her fault. Different approaches are needed for different kids, and they don't come with a handbook. So save the judgment, will ya?

Posted by SatoriFierce
It isn't easy being a kid. I hated it and I couldn't wait to grow up. I obeyed my mom early on, but I did challenge her quite a bit as I got older and did a lot of what I wanted behind her back.
I actually had problems with authority too, often arguing with other adults and teachers. I didn't want to fall in line, and I really respect my brother's independent spirit as well.
We need to teach our little independent souls how to live in the world, where to put that energy and not try to stifle it. It's a gift, really. Just to tell them to knock it off is going to make them angry and act out eventually.

Posted by SatoriFierce
SC, this isn't about winning. This is supposed to be about helping the O.P. but all you've done is harshly blame and judge her.
Moving on...

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Posted by Livibowyah
Discipline is usually not a big issue, I try to be very authoritative but not terrifying. 90% of the time my discipline techniques work. His emotional flare ups are very frequent though. He's easily offended and very sensitive. Not sure if its related to his sun moon sign combo?

I was kinda like this as a kid; super sensitive and took everything personally... I just mostly held it inside and let it hurt me until I really dealt with it in my late teens/early 20s. It's actually probably better that he is more outward with his emotions, especially for a Cap Moon.
I'm afraid that this is sort of just the way it will be for him, for a while anyway. He is still so young. I think he can be taught to not take himself so seriously. He is smart and mature you say, so he will probably understand earlier than most will.

He can be taught not to take himself so seriously?? Wtf is wrong with u? This child isn't even in kindergarten yet! He only cares about toys & cartoons/probably video games
I would just make him feel that he isn't alone and that you know what he is going through and you have his back. That understanding is more than most kids ever get and I'm sure it will really comfort him. Tell him his feelings of frustration are okay but help him learn healthy methods to deal with his feelings.
And just talk to him about his feelings like you would a little adult. He will appreciate the respect that he knows he deserves and he will learn to talk through things when he is upset instead of emotional over-reacting.

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Posted by xygeneration
Actually satoris idea might work. Good communication is part of a child's good development.
It's either that or punishment. Disciplining=punishment

Posted by Kalean
As a scorp/cap moon, Communication was something i was really crap at and still am really. It'd probably be good to get your child involved in practical things so he can manifest his temper/sarcy energy into something more productive .

Posted by xygeneration
Every child is different and that's my opinion. I wouldn't underestimate children. They are the most intelligent little people next to scientiss/scholars.
Whst is the appropriate age to assist a child in his/her development, teach'em young.
The parent has to develop good communication skills with child and that comes with practice. The parent has to find the right tactics, the most effective communication.

Posted by ScorpioChica

He's 4!!...ur putting too much psychological emphasis on him! His brain isn't even developed enough to be manipulative or to have a real temper.

Posted by ScorpioChica

If ur son is acting up it's because of the way ur raising him!...if I ever acted that way I'd get my ass handed to me no matter what my sign is!

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Posted by ScorpioChica
U obviously confirmed what I stated, ur lil brother lost his mom unfortunately at a very early age & this did affect him no matter if u wanna acknowledge this or not. Children bond with their mothers from the womb & there after, it's not the same cause u stepped in to be a surrogate mom. I'm sure there was a lot of other influencing factors which made ur lil brother intolerable. What u fail to see is all this disruption in his very young years influenced his character or personality. I'm sorry for the loss of your mom, understand that children aren't born bad or evil something has to be triggered for the brain to respond to outside stimulus in which ever way fits. The human brain isn't fully developed until the early 20's therefore a young child couldn't possibly know right from wrong unless we "train" or guide them from a very early age.

Posted by xygeneration
Every child is different and that's my opinion. I wouldn't underestimate children. They are the most intelligent little people next to scientiss/scholars.
Whst is the appropriate age to assist a child in his/her development, teach'em young.
The parent has to develop good communication skills with child and that comes with practice. The parent has to find the right tactics, the most effective communication.

Posted by ScorpioChica
Children in the present are exposed to way too much crap from an early age & this tends to disrupt parts of the brains development & can cause behavioral problems later in adolescence or maybe sooner, there's no way to decipher the brain, to this day the brain is still a mystery in it's abilities

Posted by xygeneration
Well that is part of good communication, finding out how to get your message across whether your audience is adult or child.

Posted by Scorpiorabbit
My opinion?
I'm the adult, you're the child, you do what I ask you to. Period. Pretty simple.
There's far too much coddling these days.
I have a 16 year old with all sorts of behavioral problems that my wife and I adopted. It works with him

Posted by Scorpiorabbit
My opinion?
I'm the adult, you're the child, you do what I ask you to. Period. Pretty simple.
There's far too much coddling these days.
I have a 16 year old with all sorts of behavioral problems that my wife and I adopted. It works with him

Posted by xygeneration
Has your kids ever complained to you that something isn't fair? That the other sibling gets this or that, but not him/her?
Life isnt fair bc some people are advantaged, some have a disability and cant do certain things. Life isnt fair bc we cant do all the things another one can do.
Being different isn't a bad thing and its impossible to be fair if people are different.

Posted by SatoriFierce
To the OP: What would be really good in the future is maybe some kind of leadership school or class where the Scorp could have some kind of responsibility he could be proud of. You could also give him small jobs now that would give him a sense of independence and pride. That way he wouldn't feel resentful of the freedom and power adults have or the need to challenge other adults so much.

Posted by capgirl69
When my son was 3 or 4, he was also very willful, threw fits, etc. But he's not a Scorpio, he's a Libra, though he also a Capricorn moon. All small children do that. They all have their moments. When he was little and threw a fit, I just used to ignore him. I literally used to let him throw tantrums wherever he was in the house and I would walk away, put on headphones and let him scream and carry on. Over time he realized that he wasn't getting any attention from it and he stopped doing it.
At age 9, he is very happy-go-lucky, and hardly ever angry.
These Cap moon boys are very stubborn and willful, however, and they are perfectionists. I see it in my (Scorp sun) Cap moon boyfriend too, he and my son are birds of a feather, lol. They will freak out when they can't do something the way they want it done, they want it perfect, and if they cannot do it perfectly they will throw an enormous fit.
When that happens, I remove my son from the situation. I tell him it is not healthy for him to get so upset over whatever it is (usually a video game) and I make him do something else. If he carries on, he needs to throw his fit in his room. I tell him it is okay for him to have a fit, we all do sometimes, but I don't have to listen to or watch it. Usually while in his room, he draws pictures, he comes out when he is ready and all is okay. This also works when he is upset about something. My son is so well trained by this method that he usually will automatically go to his room when upset, he slams the door, he comes out with a picture when he is ready.

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Posted by capgirl69
When my son was 3 or 4, he was also very willful, threw fits, etc. But he's not a Scorpio, he's a Libra, though he also a Capricorn moon. All small children do that. They all have their moments. When he was little and threw a fit, I just used to ignore him. I literally used to let him throw tantrums wherever he was in the house and I would walk away, put on headphones and let him scream and carry on. Over time he realized that he wasn't getting any attention from it and he stopped doing it.
At age 9, he is very happy-go-lucky, and hardly ever angry.
These Cap moon boys are very stubborn and willful, however, and they are perfectionists. I see it in my (Scorp sun) Cap moon boyfriend too, he and my son are birds of a feather, lol. They will freak out when they can't do something the way they want it done, they want it perfect, and if they cannot do it perfectly they will throw an enormous fit.
When that happens, I remove my son from the situation. I tell him it is not healthy for him to get so upset over whatever it is (usually a video game) and I make him do something else. If he carries on, he needs to throw his fit in his room. I tell him it is okay for him to have a fit, we all do sometimes, but I don't have to listen to or watch it. Usually while in his room, he draws pictures, he comes out when he is ready and all is okay. This also works when he is upset about something. My son is so well trained by this method that he usually will automatically go to his room when upset, he slams the door, he comes out with a picture when he is ready.

This is my son exactly! Basically a super perfectionist and very controlling! I've been trying a mixture of methods and so far the doing chores in exchange for something (money, park, etc) has been the most successful. Also, sitting down and calmly explaining why he can't always get his way has worked as well.

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