Pls share Inner child healing tips

@wittyMap7054 For me it helps to do activities now that I didn’t get to do much then. I play video games, color. I have kids so I’ve made them forts and played with them inside, had sword fights, make crafts. It helps me as much as it helps them, like we’re growing up together.

I also try to imagine talking to myself like one of my kids, gently, lovingly. I’m not always good at it, I have to remember to do it. 

I love that you are wanting to explore ways to help your inner child.

The Past couple of years, a big thing that has helped me which seems super simple is reconnecting with things I loved as a child that as an adult I may look over. An example is I love pinwheels. Now I stop and look at them if they are in someone’s garden. I also love sprinkles so I keep a little jar in the house to put on desserts.

Another way to really help is rewarding yourself with something your child self would love! If I do something that brings me anxiety or I deem even remotely scary. Or if I power through something that I have been stuck on, I reward myself with a sprinkled cookie or ice cream. It’s silly and little but really really helps!

Gifting yourself what you lacked as a child.

I feel you, I have been/still am in that process.

Personally gifting myself that what I wanted / needed as a child and was not there has helped a lot: being understanding and gentle with myself, pampering myself, getting myself into the hobbies I once dreamed about.

In a nutshell, treat yourself the way you would have liked to be treated when you were little. 😻

@wittyMap7054

I agree with the general idea of gifting yourself what you couldn't receive as well as having those experiences. Sometimes it can happen because of the particular style of parenting an authority figure used or if money was tighter as a child etc. Even though to some it may feel silly, even to you, it's okay to do "childish" things.

Maybe you never got to buy those clips with the colorful fake hair, or your parents couldn't afford Legos, it could even be as simple as dressing in bright colors or painting your nails in cute and wacky ways. Maybe your parents didn't like you getting dirty and now you can play and get dirt on yourself or stomp in puddles while it rains. You could watch kids movies or read some kids books. Even something like trying a certain candy you couldn't experience as a kid or buying a certain ice cream flavor. 

I realized from your bio that you're a single mom maybe something that could help you is bonding with your child/ren over these kinds of things, even if they are a teenager/s, maybe they like something listed here or you can talk about it and come up with something new. 

I apologize for it being so long. <3