However, not everyone lives with and depends on their parents. Some adults live with their parents until they get married, because they want to take care of their parents. In Taiwan, when parents become old and can't take care of themselves, they won't go to rest-homes. Instead, their kids will live with and take care of them. Sending parents to a rest-home is unusual, and kind of unethical, in Taiwan.
Family relationships are probably stronger in Asia than in Western countries.
Many parents now think they can take care of themselves when they become old. T aiwanese students have to study hard in high school to pass the exam held once a year to go to college. The government is making an effort to release the pressure. More colleges are being established. More alternatives are being offered after high school graduation.