In dreams a child can be a powerful image, representing hope for the future, a fresh outlook on life, growth and leaning. This type of child image is prevalent throughout many mythologies and belief systems of the world, with the children of gods growing up to be heroes like Hercules, or the savior of mankind like Jesus.
When we are born we are pure and untarnished by life, closer to the divine and spiritual as if that is a place from where we just arrived. So, with this in mind, the child in dreams represent these idea of divinity, purity, innocence and hope.
Both is stories and in real life, a child can transform our existence, bring about a new beginning and less selfish way of thinking.
The child we once were long ago is still there in our unconscious mind, it is us, it is our true deeper self, our real selves. So in dreams a child can represent our true, inner selves, the people we truly are – full of hope for the future, wonder at the world and the universe and life.
Dreams of a child can represent a need to get back to ourselves, the people we once were, and to let go all the petty stresses, jealousies and fears we have since collected.
However, do not be too quick in dismissing dreams of childhood, dreams of being a child and dreams with a child in them as simple wish-fulfillment, simple yearnings for simpler times. The incidents you dream about in child dreams can be very significant to your current psychological development, so pay attention to what they might be telling you. Think, if you visit a psychologist or psychiatrist they will often be very interested in your childhood. It is where everything begins, where the seeds of your happiness and unhappiness are sewn, so child dreams can tell you a great deal that will be helpful as a guide to your own happiness!