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Common Reactions When Students Enter College
Sense of loneliness
Independence
Depression
Adjustments, Concerns, and Transitions
Adjusting to fewer people at home
Re-establishing your personal identity
Having separation anxiety from your student
Trying to fill a void
Relinquishing control
Being left out of your student’s daily activities
Concerned with student’s new independence
Adjustment and Establishing New Relations
Provide support and freedom to your student
Develop new interests of your own
Trust your student to be a young adult
Guide rather than pressure your student
Allow for mistakes
Determine appropriate expectations
Offer advice when asked and listen
Support your student’s problem solving skills
Realize your student’s life is his/her own
Accept your student’s limits and strengths
Expect change
Stay connected to your student
Be patient and give your student time to adjust