The Tiger thing seems to be a special case of Helicopter Parent-- the Ivy Edition, though.

It's still communicating, somehow, to the student that s/he can't possibly know what is right for him/herself, and that mummy and daddy had best make the decisions while snookums there goes along for the ride and does as instructed so that 'we' may Avoid Unfortunate Errors of Judgment.


Honestly, seen up close, this kind of thing DOES look very much like enmeshment.

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.