More likely— is that too many people are allowing/enabling them to remain perpetual children
BINGO
I think you hit the nail on the head. Parents do not realize they cannot protect their little darlings forever. Trying to do so means they never begin the transition from education to actual work and standing on their own feet. I am not going to say my parents did not help me, they allowed me to remain at home while going to college while I held a job and I helped defray some home expenses. The help came when I graduated, they returned to me all the money I had contributed to the home as a get started fund! It was a surprise. I did well because of that plus God has always watched out for me.