One universal thing that ALL children deserve and have a right to is protection. Unlike some other species whose offspring can walk within hours after birth, human babies are born totally helpless. When we are born, we cannot yet see, walk or ask for what we need. We are born without the ability to feed or protect ourselves. We rely on those who gave us life to do these things for us.
As adult survivors of childhood abuse, you may have had all or most of your basic needs met when you were a helpless infant. Chances are, someone adequately provided for your nourishment and other physical necessities or you would not be here today. However, this may have changed as you developed. If you were like me and my twin sister, you may have taken on the caretaker role yourself as you got older...not only taking care of yourself, but taking care of a neglectful parent or parents. Even if this did not happen, if you were abused in any way, your universal right to protection was violated.
As we re-parent our inner children, we must guarantee their protection. Before your inner child can help you heal, they must feel secure and trust that the adult you will protect them no matter what. Please click on one of the links above to learn how to invoke the protective archetype and create a mental safe place for each of your inner children.
