Off to College: A Guide for Parents by Roger H. Martin

Author:Roger H. Martin [Martin, Roger H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780226295770
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2015-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

Tico jumps in: “I know a freshman on the soccer team who seemed so homesick at the beginning of the semester he sometimes couldn’t make it to practice. I’m not sure what was wrong with him. Rumor is that he had suicidal tendencies in high school. All I know is that he ended up in the counseling center. I never saw him again.”

The table falls silent. Everyone is now checking their watches. Afternoon classes are about to begin, so as we get up to leave, I ask the group if they have any advice for first-year parents.

“Yes,” Sukie says. “Parents have to understand that freshmen live in the equivalent of a small city where there are all sorts of health issues. But they really need to chill. Living or not living healthy is a choice each one of us has to make for ourselves, whether it’s getting enough sleep, eating well, or dealing with stress. When we do get sick we need to deal with it. Parents need to take off the training wheels.”

Sometimes parent need to listen to their own children!

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