We have had the conversation already. She tells me to do the best I can and that I'm the first person other than a counselor or therapist that she/they have trusted so far. I didn't mean to imply that I try to get the child part to be an adult. This part is one I'm familiar with and is a 9 year old boy. I fortunately have a 10 year old son so I do fairly well with her/him by giving her/him small tasks to complete along with a lot.of encouragement and praise.

Thank you for the response.