Would/Did you help your child starting out in the real world?
Car, apartment, food, money, …?
Does the amount of help matter if the child is male or female?
I have a fabulously responsible daughter whom I've helped getting her start in life. She is an only child and I am in a position to be able to help. I don't mind as long as she is making good decisions and is appropriately grateful.
Would/Did you help your child starting out in the real world?
Car, apartment, food, money, …?
Does the amount of help matter if the child is male or female?
I don't think gender would matter. I belive men and women each have a responsibility to be self-sufficient in their own right so I would expect the same thing from my son as well as my daughter.What if she was a son?
You are 100% correct. You don't want to help them to the degree that you would stunt their ability to make it on their own.I don't care how well off the parents are... the best gift a parent can give an adult child is to have faith in them that they can pull themselves up by their own boot straps. If you feel you need constantly provide support to them then you are belittling their growth potential and doubting their abilities.
I'll give each one of them 25K when they are married and want the first house...1 down, two to go....
He wouldn't take care of them after they were born, much less after they're grown.FABULOUS question for JPC!
I have helped out my son and daughter from time to time. Don't have issues with it.
The kid we shoved out the door to fly and be free on his own - doing great!
The kids we "helped" with money or support - not so much.
Just an observation.