| Are you the parent of a graduating high
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| | the other, rather these choices you can
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| school? senior? Are you having jitters
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| | offer your teen to make this huge
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| about how your teen is going to handle
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| | transition into college life and get rid
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| going to college and being away from
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| | of the homesick blues.
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| home?
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| | => Talk with his roommates about what you
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| We all know that leaving home and
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| | are feeling. Most likely they are feeling
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| beginning a college or life on ones own
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| | it, too.
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| can be absolutely wonderful and an
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| | => Stay in touch with family and friends,
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| exciting adventure. However, it can also
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| | but not in place of college activities.
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| be a rocky road for teens and parents
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| | => Write an email to a friend at another
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| alike. Your child is about to enter
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| | college and share feelings, compare
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| college, a new world. If s/he is going to
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| | notes.
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| live on campus he will be leaving
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| | => Do something he enjoys, like exercise,
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| everything that is familiar to him
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| | art, around the dorm room alone waiting
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| behind, including, family, friends,
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| | for life to happen.
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| school, community and the dog and cat.
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| | => Ask someone to go the cafeteria with
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| Your teen may be an hour away by car or
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| | for a meal. No one wants to eat alone.
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| six hours away by plane. Your teen may
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| | => Try to eat in moderation (watch the
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| begin to feel out of sorts, lonely, much
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| | junk food), get enough sleep (invest in a
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| time on his hands, awkward, etc. His
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| | good set of earplugs) and watch the
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| roommates are not saying any of this out
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| | intake of alcohol and drugs, which can
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| loud and neither is he.
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| | all act as depressants. (In your effort
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| He may want to call home and tell you
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| | to take a break from your depressive
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| that he just made the biggest mistake of
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| | thoughts, using drugs can throw you into
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| his life and you should get in the car
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| | even a more depressed mood.)
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| immediately or send a ticket to him to
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| | => Tell him to give himself time to
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| come home. Your teen is wondering Why am
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| | adjust and not to put himself down.
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| I so homesick? This is what I wanted!
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| | Leaving home and being on ones own is a
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| You can prepare your teen for this
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| | BIG DEAL!
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| inevitable let down.
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| | On the flip side, you the parent, most
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| The first thing I want you to know is
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| | likely are missing your teen. (This may
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| that these feelings are 100% normal and
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| | actually surprise you!) You may also be
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| that the majority of freshman are
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| | worrying about how he is doing. The above
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| experiencing exactly the same thing. I
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| | choices which I suggested that you share
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| have put together a list of things your
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| | with your teen-
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| teen can do to feel better. This is not a
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| | Well, take your own advice! Follow the
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| recipe, with each ingredient dependent on
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| | above list for yourself as well!
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