College students are away from home and the glaring eye of Mom and Dad for the first one time in their lives. Yet even though adults per se, they are still children. They get their first taste of freedom, a time to make their own decisions and be independent. Yet in many ways, they are not so independent. They are not supporting themselves. At least kids like my son and Blaze aren't.
I made my son get a job in his second year of school and it was the best decision I made. He managed his time better, and got better grades.
When you have a child away at school, whose finances are still so tied to you, what they do or don't do affects the parent.