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Where does a college student go to home?

Where does a college student go to home?

Home is just a 20-minute drive from campus, in the suburbs of St. Paul. “That’s why I went to school in my home state,” she says. “I love my family. I love spending time with them.” In normal years, she would go home often for a meal or a visit. This year she’s forgone the weekend trips home — afraid she might get her parents sick.

How to deal with college kids who live at home?

Trying to take care of everything—getting involved in class selection for my son, trying to help with registration, informational meetings on campus, exploring majors. Mom, stop it. Just stop. What I wish I’d done instead is point out some stuff and back off. Back all the way off. Ask—do you want help here?

Why do my kids go to Community College?

There are lots of good reasons for this—a really terrific program at a local college for one kid, two years of free community college from the state for both, and a chance to major in “I Changed My Mind” without going broke. But it means they’re here, not away, and I have a front-row seat to their young adult lives. It’s a weird time.

Why are some college students staying on campus for the holidays?

Some students are choosing not to risk it and have decided to stay on campus for the holidays, says Amira Roess, an epidemiologist at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. “There are students who are choosing to stay in the dorms because they have family members who are high risk,” she says.

How old is my son when he comes back from college?

My 19-year-old-son, Ari, just arrived back home for the summer after a good freshman year at Tulane University. When he last lived with us, it was with all his high school–era restrictions. But now that he’s been on his own for a year, he expects to come home and be as independent as he was at college.

What should I do when my son comes home from college?

Nothing was too small to consider. Case in point: Taking the last cold Diet Dr. Pepper from the fridge without restocking the supply (something my darling son did his first night home). This may seem trivial to 99.99 percent of humanity, but to me, I’m slightly embarrassed to admit, it’s huge.

Home is just a 20-minute drive from campus, in the suburbs of St. Paul. “That’s why I went to school in my home state,” she says. “I love my family. I love spending time with them.” In normal years, she would go home often for a meal or a visit. This year she’s forgone the weekend trips home — afraid she might get her parents sick.

When do college students come back to the nest?

Parenting takes a whole new form when college students come home. Over the next few weeks, college students will be returning home for holiday breaks..and before you know it, the summer. How you get along will set the stage for a time when many move back to the nest for a more permanent stay.

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Ruth Doyle