Vietnam's 'Full-Time Child' Phenomenon: Highly Educated Youth Living with Parents Amidst Societal Shifts
Vietnam is seeing a rise in 'full-time children,' young adults living with parents and handling household chores and caregiving. This trend is driven by high education rates, employment difficulties, and rising living costs, emerging as a survival strategy at the intersection of youth economic hardship and parental desire to support.
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