I was leading a panel discussion in front of about 200 parents of incoming freshman students. The mood in the room ranged from bored (it had already been a long orientation day for them) to highly anxious. The topic of the moment was “Move-in day” and one of the parents on the panel had just […]
Ready, set, prepare–for college
Your son or daughter is about to leave for college. At some point, you will say “Good-bye” and drive away. You have said good-bye to your child before, but probably not on this scale. You said, “Good-bye and call if you need to,” the first time they left the safe confines of your house to […]
Leaving your child at college
I knew I had to turn around and walk away. The time had come. I could have prolonged the moment. I could have hung around to be helpful or supportive or something, but I knew it would just be delaying the inevitable. I knew the time had come to say good-bye, to entrust my child […]