Exploring your childhood is important when you need to understand why you attract certain people etc At this point there isn’t much you can do about it.

Sometimes analyzing ones childhood becomes beating a dead horse and cop out. “Had a bad childhood. Can’t have a good life. Still feel like a 2 year old at 80. I am helpless”. Some therapists like to focus on that too because its much easier than focusing on helping clients improve their current life.

Sure many people had less than stellar childhoods, but what do you do with that information further? That what matters. What’s next?

Yup agree with a previous poster. Can’t force anyone to do anything