Editing Inner child (section)

===1970-1980s: Rise of Self-Help and Humanistic Psychology===
In the late 20th century, the inner child became a prominent theme in [[therapeutic]] and self-help literature focused on healing childhood trauma.

One method of [[reparenting]] the inner child in therapy was originated by art therapist [[Lucia Capacchione]] in 1976 and documented in her book ''Recovery of Your Inner Child'' (1991). Using art therapy and journaling techniques, her method includes a "nurturing parent" and "protective parent" within "inner family work" to care for a person's physical, emotional, creative and spiritual needs (her definition of the inner child). It also posits a "critical parent within" and provides tools for managing it. [[Charles L. Whitfield]] dubbed the inner child the "child within" in his book ''Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families'' (1987). Penny Park's book ''Rescuing the Inner Child'' (1990) provided a program for contacting and recovering the inner child.

In his television shows, and in books such as ''Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child'' (1990), [[John Bradshaw (author)|John Bradshaw]], a U.S. educator, [[pop psychology]] and [[self-help]] movement leader, used "inner child" to point to unresolved childhood experiences and the lingering dysfunctional effects of childhood dysfunction: the sum of mental-emotional memories stored in the sub-conscious from conception thru pre-puberty.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |date=May 12, 2016 |title=John Bradshaw, self-help evangelist who called to the 'inner child,' dies at 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/books/john-bradshaw-self-help-evangelist-dies-at-82.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>