Because most of us did not receive fully adequate parenting, we have not learned to parent our inner child effectively. The child inside feels unloved, unsupported, frightened, and needy. Unconsciously, we attempt to provide for that child through overeating, drinking, or using drugs; overworking, or other addictive or dysfunctional behaviors. In order to take good care of ourselves we need to develop the ability to parent ourselves consciously and wisely, by discovering the true needs of our inner child and learning to provide them in a way that really works.
