Yes, that is tough to define. &quot;Enabling&quot; might be a better way of phrasing it.<p>I wasn&#x27;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.<p>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&#x2F;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).<p>Sorry if that doesn&#x27;t answer your question, the circumstances varied a lot depending on the individual.