Yes, that is tough to define. "Enabling" might be a better way of phrasing it. I wasn't a completely functioning adult at that age, in a lot of ways. I did not

Yes, that is tough to define. "Enabling" might be a better way of phrasing it. I wasn't a completely functioning adult at that age, in a lot of ways. I did not know college was an option, I just complained to my folks that I was bored (like any bored kid). They really helped find things to keep me occupied, and eventually found the college option for me. In addition, the typical stuff you might expect was also important. For example, paying for college would have been very difficult for me (getting a job at 14 would have been too much on top of everything else). Getting to/from campus was also difficult, and I was too young to live on campus or drive. I also had to deal with all of the normal teenager BS (hormones, depression, etc), in addition to going to college, and they helped (as I expect most good parents do). Sorry if that doesn't answer your question, the circumstances varied a lot depending on the individual.