My parents definitely used concerted cultivation as a parenting approach with my brother and me. We were both put into sports as toddlers, and had to choose our favorite to pursue for the rest of childhood. There was maybe one week per summer that I was not in a camp or travelling, and even then I had practice. My life was definitely structured by my parents. The results are also evident. I have always questioned authority, and have been comfortable negotiating with authpritiave figures.
My general knowledge, I have realized, is particularly high, including in things like vocabulary, and it is definitely a result of my busy, education oriented upbringing. This style, however, brought immense pressure to my childhood. My parents prioritized providing for our futures, which to me meant that they only truly cared about external views and my academic or athletic performance. My self worth became based on productivity at an early age, and when I struggled with my performance, I felt worthless in my family. Though all of my needs were met on a materialistic end, they were not emotionally.
