Organization of the Book
Chapter 1 is a self‑assessment to help you rediscover the inner child you have for too long forgotten, ignored or abandoned.
Chapter 2 is the definition of the Inner Child for you.
Chapters 3‑12 cover specific issues which will assist in the healing of your inner child:
Chapter 3 Anger
Chapter 4 Feeling Feelings
Chapter 5 Shame and Guilt
Chapter 6 Self‑Forgiveness
Chapter 7 Unconditional Self‑acceptance and Self‑love
Chapter 8 Self affirmations
Chapter 9 Mirror work
Chapter 10 Reparenting
Chapter 11 Invisibility
Chapter 12 Boundaries
Chapters 13‑19 present specific "child'' activities you can perform to give vent to the child within you:
Chapter 13 Visualizations
Chapter 14 Having fun
Chapter 15 "Child'' play
Chapter 16 Body Movement
Chapter 17 Children's Games
Chapter 18 Creativity
Chapter 19 Children's books
Chapters 17, 18, and 19 provide references to tools, books, games, and tasks which enhance your growing down work.
Chapter 20 is the CHILD System of the SEA's Program.
This book is to be a reference text to supplement the other books in the Tools‑for‑Coping Series. It can stand alone as the manual for treatment programs whose primary focus is on healing the inner child. This text in Growing Down can be used one day workshops on inner healing.
It is our hope you will find Growing Down a useful tool for your inner healing and self‑esteem growth. Best of luck in your use of this work.
Jim and Connie Messina
