This topic deals with the age regression in fiction, for the Freud defense mechanism see Freud.

Age regression is a popular theme in transformation fiction involving the physical reduction in age by a character. This age regression often occurs via magic, including magic potions , or from a science fiction aspect.

Age regression in many children's series allows for the children to 'take care' of the regressed parents. The children prevent them from doing behaviour that the children themselves were engaged that the parent was scolding the child for, e.g. making messes, doing dangerous things etc. The lession is the realization that the parents' rules are for the good of the children.

By comparison, Age Progression is a character rapidly aging.

Media with age regression

Movies

• Big featuring Tom Hanks
• Vice Versa featuring Fred Savage
• Cocoon featuring Hume Cronyn
• All three Freaky Friday movies

Television series

• Bewitched --Darrin becomes a boy again
• Dragon Ball GT - Goku is wished younger for the whole series
• The Little Mermaid (series) - Episode 11 'Red'
• The Outer Limits - Season 3, Episode 4 'Last Supper'
• The Smurfs
• Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation - Season 1, Episode 15 'Too Short a Season' and Season 6, Episode 7 'Rascals '

Books

• Rewind by Terry England

Websites

• The AR Archive The AR Archive
• AgeRegression.org AgeRegression.org