School's out, I'm bored 😂 I learned a lot about child development last semester though! I found it all really interesting and relative, so I did some research on my own too. I figured others may find it interesting for similar reasons; It's funny how our findings through observational studies from decades ago, correlate with the behaviors seen in my generation and the generations below us. The terms "Snowflakes", "Trophy generation", etc, are labels and terms society created for what was already described and discovered decades ago before these behaviors manifested en masse, in these studies as a result of this parenting style.

It seems the studies were right, and it seems society sensed the shift too - but didn't realize the full reason the shift took place. They were very close. But I'm sure many of the older people calling younger generations "snowflakes" or something similar, are also guilty of raising children on Concerted Cultivation themselves without even realizing it. It's more complex than just "being too soft" on kids. It's putting things into a position where you've subconsciously taught your children not to respect you (teen movies and shows do that too, with the teenagers seemingly knowing better than the "stupid, foolish" parents who never notice anything - shows weren't like that before, think The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air even for an example, most episodes ended with a lesson, with either the parent or an adult sharing serious wisdom. This all started around the late 80's /early 90's), all of which helps back the way they think of you and other adults as equals they can manipulate, bargain and debate with. Though they haven't worked as hard as you, experienced as much as you, or own the house they live in, they feel their footing is equal to yours, whether it's conscious or not.

It's the "abolishing of the respect and appreciation for wisdom, family and culture" (and wisdom comes with age, as well as personal experience). When you get rid of that, you create narcissistic, self-centered, and sometimes hedonistic humans. If you read about it, and look around at society and how we've been raising our kids, especially the "middle and upper classes", things start to make some sense.