Is a bonus not an entitlement but if parents really want to leave something and won't go without in their retirement then I think that is fine. I agree that is up to parents to give children the skills to make their own living, but there are some things that are way more expensive now compared to income - than in the past (e.g. purchasing housing in many of Australia's cities) so I can see why parents often want to leave something for their children/grandchildren.