There is a child hidden inside every adult......do you agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Definitely. No wonder I enjoy cartoons and other children movies. They even made me cry sometimes - like that of Cars which I just recently watched. One thing to ponder though, being childish is different from being childlike. The former is the better one.

Yes, I think we all have an inner child. For me, I had to grow up when I was younger so when I got older I do the things I should have done back then. I don't feel one ways guilty either. I don't do things that are immature, but I do behave like a child on some things. I think it's perfectly natural. It helps keep you young inside in my opinion.

This is true. Inside all of us is a child, an adult and a parent. We are the adult - the parent ids the one that continually tells us how to behave, the child is the one who is naughty, cheeky and who makes us laugh. It's a very interesting concept that psychologist actually use.

yup, definitely! even if you are older its good to act childish once in awhile because that is what keeps you young.

Hi apsara, I agree completely, there is a child in all of us, no matter what age we are. Of course many elderly people get Dementia and seem to return to their childhood, hence the old saying "once a man, twice a child". Blessings.

I absolutely agree with you, friend. Because that is the how old people to make them younger as they getting old and old. If you always being a mature I'm sure your fast getting older than what your age...

It's true...but most people are adept at keeping the child hidden and not even let it slip. But you are right that everyone has a child inside of them.

Hi aps! You are very right there is a child in each of us and we get tempted to perform some child like act, irrespective of our age. Specially, when we are surrounded by children or we are among them, the child in us surfaces and we do some acts which could make them laugh and smile. We may later feel surprised at our attitude or behavior but we forget everything when the child in us takes the front seat. I think there is nothing wrong in it, each one of us should find the ways to make one happy and acting like a child is one of them.

Yes, I would fully agree with that. I can't say that I feel different now to what I did decades ago and many people that are much older than me say the same thing. I used to run self-development groups before I went into semi-retirement and we used to do excercises to help bring out that child within, often playing games that would otherwised feel silly. This helped group members get in touch with the child within and lose a lot of inhibitions and feel more comfortable, learning to give up trying to be what we all at times, think that other people expect us to be. It is OK to become a child now and again. I would say that our inner spirit is ageless anyway. _Derek

I agree. I myself thinks in childish ways at times. And I still squeal in delight over simple things like food, gifts, toy, cute things. I still watch and find enjoyment in cartoons. I like building sand castles,and still stand fascinated over a rainbow. I think the key to being happy at any age is being childlike in your joy.

I definitely agree with that! Well, I guess I should speak for myself, but it sounds like many people also agree with that statement! I LOVE taking time away from my busy life to do some 'childish' things, like watch cartoons or play CandyLand or Chutes and Ladders, or something like that. I also LOVE that when interacting with children, such as my nieces or kids at school, I can act like a total dork and they LOVE it. Being a child was so much fun, and it's nice if you can sometimes leave your adult self to do child things and temporarily forget about the stresses we adults live with.

Definitely, we did it sometimes if we are with our children and most especially grandchildren.It is our way to make them laugh, play with them and sometimes doing comical actuation for them to enjoy our company.

I used to have a button that read "My inner child is a juvenile delinquent". We are only as old as we feel.

Definitely. Even if there's a time span in the early teen where kid's stuff is stupid, when you grow up, the kid in you comes out again, for some unknown reason. I guess it just bottles up sometimes and you let it out.

Yeah i believe so too.. It's okay if an adult is childlike in ways but if he/she is childish or immature, that's another story. Lolz. As for me, i still love to play games with my kid nephews and nieces, i love to laugh and joke with them. We really enjoy playing computer games and watch cartoons on television and n movies. I hope I am just childlike in ways and not childish. Childish adults are pain in the butt most of the times. :-)

I think so too. I miss the days when I was younger and enjoyed being a child. I still buy some of the things I used to play with. I get them but do not use them for some reason though. It sucks getting older and maturing.

We can never really get over some childishness within us. Of course as we mature even our attitude matures but that does not mean we can't be like a child in some ways. It is fun to act like a child once in a while so I do act like a child whenever I feel like doing so.

I agree with your statement. There sure is a child hidden in every adult. It's just some people tend to expose this little kid more than others. I've seen grownups who go with their children to the zoo and they watch all those animals and they are fascinated just like their children who have came with them to the zoo. I am not a child too anymore, but I still like playing video games. I've heard a good phrase for that: "Men do not quit playing because they grow old, they grow old because they quit playing". Golden words for me.

Yep, there is definitely a child hidden in me. Well, actually it's almost always showing. I don't mind showing it as long as I'm showing it to those who are also behaving like me.

When a old or any age person will a his/her childhood friend or anything that is most likely to him/her then their behavior changed as innocent child face... Then their smile will be true.