Every phrase of growth in the right way is let go of, what you were doing has a child, you will not be doing has a teenager.
There are the Baby Years, Childhood, Teenager, Young Adult, the Mature Adult and the Elder years.
Children who are psychologically damaged behave like babies.
People who are psychologically damaged (Adults) are stuck in their childhood and Inner child work keeps them stuck in their past. There is no growth in this area and they're emotionally immature.