Reparenting
- “what is reparenting yourself”
- “how to give yourself what you didn't get”
- “limited reparenting schema therapy”
- “can I reparent myself”
01 · Side by side
Side by side
Comparison sheet
| Aspect | Reparenting | Inner child work |
|---|---|---|
| Answers | What to do | What's there |
| Clinical form | Limited reparenting | Schema modes, IFS |
| Delivered by | A therapist, or yourself | Reflection |
| Risk | Over-nurturing | Literalising |
02 · Which one you meant
Which one did you mean?
In shortReaders who land here meaning Reparenting rather than Inner child work are usually searching for phrases like “what is reparenting yourself”, “how to give yourself what you didn't get”, “limited reparenting schema therapy”.
Inner Child
- “what does inner child work mean”
- “why do I react like a child sometimes”
- “healing your inner child explained”
- “is inner child work real”
03 · Which came first
Which came first
In shortInner child work. 1940 — Carl Jung's essay 'The Psychology of the Child Archetype' sets out the divine-child archetype, credited as the origin of the idea. Jung never used the phrase 'inner child' — that comes later, with Capacchione (1976) and Bradshaw (1990).
- 1940
Inner Child. Carl Jung's essay 'The Psychology of the Child Archetype' sets out the divine-child archetype, credited as the origin of the idea. Jung never used the phrase 'inner child' — that comes later, with Capacchione (1976) and Bradshaw (1990).
- 1990s–2003
Reparenting. Jeffrey Young's schema therapy formalises 'limited reparenting', in which the therapist acts as a good parent within the boundaries of the therapy relationship, as a core change mechanism.
04 · Read either one