Are you feeling burned out or tired all the time? Do you trust yourself to make the right decisions for yourself, or are you constantly seeking validation from others? Have you abandoned yourself and your needs to make someone happy, or just to keep the peace?<\/p>\n
Maybe you\u2019ve built your life around your career to the point of ignoring your personal life? Or forgotten you can create personal goals to attain a work\/life balance?<\/p>\n
If you answered yes to any of the above, it\u2019s time you reclaim your relationship with yourself and start a practice of Inner Child Dates\u2122.<\/p>\n
Most people are never taught how to truly care for themselves emotionally. You may have learned to go after your goals<\/a>, be tenacious, take care of others, or go into sacrifice, but were never shown how to tend to the most important relationship\u2014the one with yourself.<\/p>\n Instead of being supported to express your feelings, you may have been told to \u201cgrow up,\u201d \u201cbe strong,\u201d or \u201cget over it.\u201d These messages create emotional patterns that follow you into adulthood, often leaving you stuck in burnout, resentment, or emotional numbness.<\/p>\n One of the most powerful ways to reconnect with your emotional life and interrupt this destructive pattern<\/a> is through reparenting\u2014learning how to show up for yourself in ways your caregivers didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n An Inner Child Date\u2122 is a weekly ritual that builds self-worth, confidence, and connects you with your emotional life so you can create connection with other people. These regularly scheduled events give you a simple, practical way to heal from emotional neglect and create trust in yourself and a new emotional foundation that grows your self-esteem.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re running on empty you cannot be of service to others because your cup is empty. With a weekly practice of Inner Child Dates you can fill your cup, not just to full\u2014to overflowing. What\u2019s in your cup is for you, and what\u2019s in the saucer is the overflow that allows you to give to others you care about. This practice teaches you to make yourself a priority.<\/p>\n An Inner Child Date is a once-a-week appointment, scheduled in advance on your calendar, to spend two to three hours engaged in an activity with your inner child.<\/p>\n The commitment to consistently set aside time for an Inner Child Date is a key pillar of this practice that allows you to reparent yourself<\/a>. Engaging in an activity with your inner child occasionally, or on a whim is not effective.<\/p>\n Children love to have something to look forward to, so booking an Inner Child Date in advance is imperative. The activity itself is not as important as being consistent.<\/p>\n Having fun may or may not occur during an Inner Child Date, what\u2019s more important is to discover about yourself. Is your inner child happy or sad? Do they trust you or are they suspicious? Do you find it uncomfortable or selfish to take time for yourself each week?<\/p>\n As a child you were in the care of other people and the capacity of those who raised you may not have been sufficient for you to feel loved and safe. A regular practice of Inner Child Dates is your opportunity to reparent yourself, so you no longer make decisions limited by your upbringing.<\/p>\n Creating a connection to the younger parts of yourself can connect you with your creativity, spark more joy, and allow you to be more productive at work, more focused, and a better communicator.<\/p>\n The instructions for an Inner Child Date\u2122 are as follows:<\/p>\n Once a week for 2-3 hours engage in an activity selected by the little child inside of you. This activity is done by yourself and for yourself\u2014there is no multitasking allowed. For twelve consecutive weeks the activities must be unique. At the end of twelve weeks reflect on which activities refueled you<\/a> the most and you may repeat the ones that your inner child is fond of.<\/p>\n These dates must be a top priority and treated as if they are the most important event scheduled on your calendar with the most important person. There are severe repercussions for cancelling an Inner Child Date.<\/p>\n If you have an actual emergency and must reschedule a date with your inner child you can only do so if you had to interact with a doctor, policeperson, or firefighter. If you did not have to engage with one of these types of people during the time of a scheduled date, it was not an emergency.<\/p>\n Anyone who may be feeling burnt out, stuck, stagnant, resentful of responsibilities, blocked creatively<\/a>, time challenged, over-worked, over-burdened, and\/or stressed out to name a few.<\/p>\n If you are easily connected to your thoughts, but have trouble identifying your feeling state, a regular practice of Inner Child Dates will reconnect you to your emotional state. By knowing how you feel you can more easily create connection with others.<\/p>\n Draw with crayons. The Inner Child Date allows you to reparent yourself and heals your childhood wounds. It teaches you to trust yourself<\/a> and stop patterns of self-sacrifice or self-abandonment. It sends a direct message to your subconscious that your joy matters. Over time, it rewires your subconscious to know that you count and you matter.<\/p>\n You learn how to fill your cup to overflowing so you\u2019ll never serve from an empty cup again. You\u2019ll become someone who shows up for yourself and that changes everything about how you show up in relationships.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re tired of feeling depleted, stuck, or emotionally neglected \u2014 the answer isn\u2019t to work harder or give more. It\u2019s to start giving to yourself. Begin with one Inner Child Date and let it grow into a weekly ritual of joy, play, and restoration. A habit that changes the who you choose to spend your time with and who you choose to partner with. You\u2019ll be in the driver\u2019s seat to create a relationship that honors your needs and creates lasting love and joy.<\/p>\nThe Inner Child Date\u2122<\/h2>\n
How To Do An Inner Child Date<\/h2>\n
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Who Should Consider An Inner Child Date?<\/h2>\n
Ideas For Low Cost To No Cost Inner Child Dates:<\/h2>\n
\nMake paper airplanes and fly them.
\nSpend time in nature \u2013 beach, mountains, river.
\nLie on grass and look at the sky. Do you see animals in the clouds?
\nTake a train ride.
\nMake a fort with blankets.
\nDress up your pet.
\nGo to the beach.
\nGo bike riding.
\nMake a sandcastle.
\nGo to a park and swing on the swings.
\nSend postcards to friends.
\nMake a collage.
\nVisit a museum.
\nGo to the bookstore, hang out and read in the children\u2019s book section.
\nMake a list of 50 things you love.
\nGo to an aquarium.
\nVisit an amusement park.
\nGo to a petting zoo.
\nBuy balloons.
\nWrite a story about your pet.
\nCompliment strangers.
\nMake a lemonade stand.
\nGo ice-skating.
\nGo roller-skating.
\nPlay solitaire.
\nTake a pottery class.
\nSing in the shower.
\nTake a dance class.
\nSing into your hairbrush and dance around the living room.
\nBuy \u201clucky socks.\u201d
\nDrink a chocolate malt.
\nWear a fake tattoo.
\nMake jello.
\nDress up for no reason.
\nList 100 people you love.
\nRead a joke book.
\nPut glow-in-the-dark stars on your bedroom ceiling.
\nWrite a letter to Santa Claus.
\nBuy and complete a puzzle.
\nWatch The Wizard of Oz or any other children\u2019s movie.
\nDress up like a Rock Star and sing your greatest hits.
\nWrite a love letter to yourself.
\nMake a card for someone you love.
\nSpeak in rhyme or pig-latin.
\nPaint with watercolors.
\nMake hand shadows.
\nMake a sock puppet and create a character.
\nBuy a goldfish.
\nMake a mask.
\nDress like you’re going to a masquerade ball.
\nMake a book of quotes from your friends.
\nLook at your old photo albums.
\nGo to a toy store.
\nBuy a squirt gun and squirt things on a walk.
\nGo fly a kite.
\nCollect beautiful leaves.
\nBake homemade cookies.<\/p>\nWhy This Works<\/h2>\n
Ready To Fill Your Cup To Overflowing?<\/h2>\n