ElternteilKindteil
ElternteilKindteil is a German neologism formed from the words Elternteil (parent part) and Kindteil (child part). It is used in some German-language discussions of family dynamics to describe a phenomenon in which parent and child roles, needs, and perspectives are represented within the same person or within the interaction pattern between a parent and a child. The term is metaphorical and not part of standard clinical terminology.
In practice, ElternteilKindteil can be used to discuss situations where a parent alternates between authoritative, protective
The concept is employed in some therapeutic, educational, or sociolinguistic contexts to illuminate how inner family
As a metaphor, ElternteilKindteil lacks a fixed theoretical status and is not widely standardized in scholarly