What do the parent, adult, and child interaction states look like in a dental conversation? Parent mode is when one person tries to take care of, control, or direct the other as if they need parenting. The doctor lecturing a patient about why they should have done their dentistry years ago is in parent mode. Child mode is when someone makes demands, expresses without self-control, or refuses responsibility for their own situation. A patient who insists the practice should just do whatever the insurance covers, regardless of what they actually need, is in child mode. Adult mode is the highest level. [...]

What do the parent, adult, and child interaction states look like in a dental conversation? Parent mode is when one person tries to take care of, control, or direct the other as if they need parenting. The doctor lecturing a patient about why they should have done their dentistry years ago is in parent mode. Child mode is when someone makes demands, expresses without self-control, or refuses responsibility for their own situation. A patient who insists the practice should just do whatever the insurance covers, regardless of what they actually need, is in child mode. Adult mode is the highest level. [...]

What do the parent, adult, and child interaction states look like in a dental conversation? Parent mode is when one person tries to take care of, control, or direct the other as if they need parenting. The doctor lecturing a patient about why they should have done their dentistry years ago is in parent mode. Child mode is when someone makes demands, expresses without self-control, or refuses responsibility for their own situation. A patient who insists the practice should just do whatever the insurance covers, regardless of what they actually need, is in child mode. Adult mode is the highest level. [...]