Advice from Louise, who’s two daughters are in their second and third years of college at University of California Berkeley and Cornell University, respectively, for parents with anxieties about their Senior-in-high-school-children, who are soon to leave their childhood homes. Nerves can be heightened at this time of year, as the final college applications are being submitted, and parents anticipate their children’s inevitable move away from home.
I think the transition is different for each of us – mom, dad, siblings, and new college student. It depends on: you, your kids, number of siblings and their ages, distance away from home, not to mention your relationship with your young adult.
Have compassion for yourself.
Have compassion for your young adult.
Have compassion for your other children.
It is normal for all of us to be happy, sad, proud, anxious, excited and afraid, all at once. It is going to be okay.
Louise previously wrote about her experiences watching her two daughters move away from home in “Guest Post: Is My Nest Going to Be Empty?“
