Empty Nest Syndrome

I remember when I left home for college, my mother went through empty nest syndrome. My father did also, but not as much as my mother. I think that this is the case with most parents, most often when their child(ren) move away to college.

This can be a difficult time for parents for the simple reason they don't know how to act. For some reason they freak out and can't handle it very well. Here is the advice that I gave my mom back when I left for college.

1.) Get involved in new activities outside of the house. Don't sit in the house looking at the walls. Get out and do something fun and exciting.

2.) Make new friends. Be social with others that enjoy the same things that you do.

3.) Often times, parents stop dating when the children come. Now they are gone, if you stopped you can start dating each other again.

4.) Go on a vacation and do something just for the two of you. You have done plenty for your children now do something for you.

5.) Change there room to something else. This will also show your children that it is time for them to be one their own as adults.

Naturally, you will miss your children. However, you must remember that your children want you to be happy and not sit around and mope around because they are gone.