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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sometimes, it feels like your adult self is not the only one making decisions. There's a younger version of you, your inner child, ...

Everyone says we should take care of our inner child. For some of us, that may involve reparenting or learning to prioritize self-care. For others, it’s a way to tap into joy, confidence, and ...

Traditionally, self-soothing behaviors were associated with infants or young children ceasing to cry without immediate comfort from a caregiver. However, as children grow into adolescence and ...

For people who had a particularly difficult upbringing, acknowledging their inner child is an essential step toward healing, self-understanding and personal growth. When we experience pain, rejection, ...

Inner Child is Health and Me's new mental health series where we deep dive into lesser-known aspects of child psychology and how it shapes you as you grow up. Often unheard, mistaken, and ...

We all carry a child within us – the part that experienced our early years and formed our core beliefs. When this inner child experiences trauma or neglect, the pain doesn’t simply disappear as we ...

You may be wondering exactly what is meant by the term, self-soothing. It really means what it says – finding ways to soothe yourself when the world is giving you grief or your inner balance has been ...