Whenever we see a happy, carefree child, we find ourselves not only envious but also a little happy. Envious of his freedom and ignorance and happy because we are nostalgic and remember our childhood days. We miss that freedom so much that we unconsciously act like children every once in a while when we can get away with it. Same is the concept of Child ego in transaction analysis. Child ego analysis is done for every individual to see what kind of Child exists in him.
Most of the people have had normal, cheerful childhood and hence it is easier to understand their Child ego. But understanding child ego structure of a person who has had not a typical childhood is a little more complex. Hence when faced with crossed transaction; meaning when communication is failure because the two parties are not complementing each other’s ego state, and one ego state being an Adapted Child one must try to fathom the unresolved conflicts of that Child which are making him behave this way.
For example, fears and doubts of rejection may be holding the Child back from expressing his true goals and aims and that is why he is being impossible and outrageously stubborn on meaningless things. Sometimes a Child who has had grave punishments handed out on small mischief could be reckless when threatened or warned of consequences of his attitude.
Hence dealing with such scarred Children is a tricky business but not that difficult if one is perceptive enough to rightly deduce the issues and conflicts of Child that is making him act the way he is behaving. Therefore one ought to placate them so that their ego are not only appeased but also help them to perceive the issues in a new light. Like other children they also respond to love and kindness more quickly and easily then they would to logic or punishments.
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