Professional Development


6 - The controlling vs nurturing Parent
In transactional analysis terminology we distinguish two aspects of the Parent mode or in the Parent ego state: the Controlling Parent, which is the internalization of the demanding conduct of our elders; and the Nurturing Parent, which is the internalization of their kind conduct. These are like two components of that ego state or of that Parental component - Controlling Parent, Nurturing Parent. The predominance of one part or the other basically depends on childhood experience.