The Parent ego state is a result of the "messages" (conditioning) people receive from their parents, older sisters and brothers, school teachers, Sunday school teachers, and other authority figures during their early childhood. These messages can be thought of as recorded on "little cassette tapes" in people's heads. They're in place, stored up, and ready to go. All like dialing a number on the telephone. Push another button and you get a different message. After the message is given, the tape is rewound and ready to go again.
For instance, if a father's son was eating his dinner and was playing with his food, a common Parent tape such as the following might be played: "Stop playing with your food. Garth, and clean up your plate. People are starving all over the world, so you're going to eat everything." Now where did the father learn to say that?
He probably learned it from his mother and father, who learned it from their parents. And now he's playing it on his kids. This is a Parent tape. Many of us were taught when we were young that it's good to clean our plate and bad to leave food on our plate. In fact, many of us probably still feel guilty today if we leave food on our plate.
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