To let go at what point...

Kids in this country are extremely protected. It’s next to impossible for parents to let go esp. if the mother is a homemaker and has devoted her entire life to the up bringing of her kids. Her whole life revolves around her house & kids…
During the early stages of a child’s life, it’s a blessing to have such a mom. But as the years fly by and the child becomes his own person, that’s when things start to change… the kid starts moving out of the house for a certain duration each day, which just keeps extending invariably to a phase when the child doesn’t come home one day as he’s putting up at a friend’s place maybe…
Gradually the adolescent’s dependence on parents may get restricted to financial support and crisis management…! At this point he also has to understand his responsibilities towards his parents and family (within his capacity).
Then comes a stage when he has to leave for days or months together… either to pursue studies or for a job. The first time is the most difficult.
If the adolescent has gone to pursue studies after school, that’s when the dilemma arises… he thinks he’s not a kid anymore and can take care of himself, and the parents voice their concerns as they know that he’s still not worldly-wise…
The parents are anxious of letting the kids make mistakes in life… they are the best
well-wishers, who can endure anything, except their kids getting hurt…
But to fall and then to stand up again is how the human race has evolved from time-immemorial…
It might be the most daunting task for them, but parents will have to let go after a certain point (deciding this point is the most disputable of all)… though they’ll always be indispensable, but they need not be accessible to the kid all the time, which he will have to get accustomed to as well…
The parents have to learn to stop losing sleep over the kids 24/7, day in and day out… they have to let kids make mistakes and learn from them… they have to let them make their own choices and teach them to take responsibility for all their decisions and the consequences…
The parents should have a life of their own… helps to fill in the void that’s created when kids take their own course…

P.S: This comes from the drama unfolding in my house regarding my brother who has just entered his college life…