A lot of Asian cultures do this, so you aren’t wrong :)
When I was in college and got a decent scholarship, but lost it due to reasons beyond my control, my parents paid the entire dues, gave me a vacation to reset.
When I entered the workforce, my mom traveled with me to help find a place for rent and set up my apartment, later my aunt let me stay in her house for almost 5 years.
When I got married, our families (wife’s and mine) came together to get furniture, utensils, vehicle etc and helped us move.
When we moved to the US for work, my uncle here and his family took care of us till we were not jet-lagged, helped us shop around, and gave us about $1000 to settle in with no date to pay it back, and even paid our rent for the first month till we could get our bank accounts sorted.
Its amazing that you are doing this for your son! The world would be a better place if more people understood and supported younger generations to flourish.
Because other countries exist?
I used to walk to school, later bike to school, went to school in a bus etc.
Only times I got picked up/dropped off was when I was sick or had issues with other modes of transport