Wise to restrain mischievous child – I’m offering personal view (4-5)

I believe the answer is:

self-image

'personal view' is the definition.
(one's view of oneself)

'wise to restrain mischievous child i'm' is the wordplay.
'wise' becomes 'sage' (similar in meaning).
'to restrain' indicates putting letters inside.
'mischievous child' becomes 'elf'.
'elf'+'im'='elfim'
'sage' placed around 'elfim' is 'SELF-IMAGE'.

'offering' is the link.

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