Having a daughter who is 24 yo and is working towards a Phd program in research causes me to reflect on her younger years. I told her many years ago that it was my job to make her independent. She was not expected to do any yard work, very few chores but was expected to study. She was quite a loner and had no trouble spending hours studying in her room.
My wife and I used to turn it around and asked her to ask us questions on what she was studying. Of course we did not know as much as she did so we got her to explain what we did not know.
My daughter started working in a bake shop when she was 16 yo and volunteered before that. She knew if she wanted money she had to work for it. We have only one child. We are blessed...
Parental involvement in their children's studies is really helpful to them.
