When a child needs a school project done, sometimes the parents (usually the mother) would do it for them. This is actually quite common so is a case of Truth in Television. If the parent is doing the project for their lazy son the night before the project is due and he gets it in on time, it's a case of Broken Aesop. Related to Science Fair projects, The Ridiculous Procrastinator, and another trope: The Last-Minute Project.