Chien Chun-an often saw this kind of problem in her years as an advisor at an emergency help phone line in Taichung. She usually suggests that, though financial help from children is a good thing, it is best for the elderly to have their own resources.
他通常這樣建議：老年父母可以把財產分給子女，但是一定要留充分的「老本」；兒女有心，按月送上生活費，固然值得欣慰；但最好自己有足夠安度餘年的本錢，包括食、衣、住、行、育樂、醫藥等方面，這樣日子過起來才踏實、安心。