Understanding Age Play and Adult Babies: An Introduction for Helping Professionals

In this course, we will explore the intricacies of age-based roleplaying, also known as ageplay. This practice involves consenting adults engaging in personas that do not align with their chronological age, such as a 40-year-old playing a pre-verbal child or a 36-year-old acting as their grandparent. We will examine how misunderstandings can lead to these individuals being mischaracterized or perceived of as dangerous by professionals, and how to approach such clients with security and understanding.

We will delve into the various identities and lifestyles associated with ageplay, such as the terminology and distinctions between Adult Babies (AB), Littles, Middles, Tweens, Bigs, and Gerries. Understanding these roles and their dynamics is crucial for providing informed support, whether in a fantasy role-playing scenario or within long-term relationship dynamics. This will then set space for the course to dive into issues of trauma, reparenting, and rediscovering delight.

By exploring personal, cultural, and universal archetypes of parenthood and childhood, this course will help you discern the different expressions of these drives. We will consider the implications of regression, fantasy, and the role of these behaviors in self-reflection and personal growth. You’ll gain tools to help clients understand their motivations and integrate these aspects into their healing journey.

• Learn an array of common terms used to describe age play identities, roles, and dynamics

• Break down the differences between major motivations and drives that lead individuals to these interests

• Debunk common myths and misconceptions concerning age play and Adult Babies

• Discern the difference between interest in consenting adults playing the roles of children compared to an interest in engaging with natal children

• Consider the reasons that individuals might practice these activities and in turn why they might be seeking them out as mental health practitioners

• Be exposed to an expansive range of activities that age players engage in

• Gain some ways they can support their clients who practice age play activities and have age-based dynamic as part of their relationship structure and identity

This course is designed for:

• Mental health and physical health professionals, including: clinicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, peer specialists, recovery support specialists, housing specialists, nurse practitioners, wellness support workers, coaches, holistic practitioners

• Students in mental health and/or gender, sexuality and relationship diversity studies

• 1.5 hour recorded webinar with 90 day access.

• A reference and resource list to aid ongoing learning and exploration on the course topics

• 1.5 CEUs (for Florida licensed mental health professionals)

This course provides 2 CEUs for licensed mental health professionals in the state of Florida. Participants must provide license number and complete course evaluation for credit.