Went to NTU for dinner today for novelty cum nostalgic sake. Settled for one of the more popular canteens which I used to love to patronise back in the good ol' days. Of course the place was bustling with people, especially students at dinner time. What's abit unusual was the presence of parents crowding around with the students as well. It was not too difficult to figure it all out after eavesdropping on the family sitting beside our table unintentionally.
The boy did not return home for the weekend since he chose to stay in hall and mug for his exams. Hence, the rest of the family came down to school and have a family dinner together for the week. It's amazing to witness the evolving parenting role, taking into consideration from my own parents to parents of current teenagers to parents of newborns. Parents these days do not think twice of playing a much heavier role in kids' lives, which inevitably may also lead to greater dependence of the kids on their parents. At another table, I saw a student waiting at the table with his younger siblings while his mother dart through the dinner crowd and fussed over them if they are fine with the food she just purchased.
On the other side of the coin, such involvement may also result in stronger bond between the child and parent, which is a plus certainly. It all depends on the approach undertaken and the macro environment surrounding the child.
