I've found consistently that troubled adults identify with having an angry child, a shamed child, a guilty child, a lost/abandoned child, a lonely child, a hurt child, and several others of various developmental ages. These kids often live in the past, believing it's still the "bad old days." Each responds to compoassionate attention and nurturing using "inner family-systems (IFS) therapy. See what you think of this: http://sfhelp.org/gwc/personality.htm