Dear Parents,
It's been about a week since we moved our daughter into her college dorm. The transition was pretty quick.
We spent so much time anticipating how difficult it would be, and in reality it hasn't seemed difficult at all. At least not yet.
The first weekend was filled with lots of activities and she was very busy having an incredible amount of fun.
The following week was filled with finding her way around, getting to class, getting a job, and just plain getting settled in. In a week, she's learned the bus system, made a bunch of friends, did some laundry, and not only survived it all, but seems to be really enjoying it.
Opportunities for distractions of course are abundant, and she's learning how to navigate through all of that.
She had pretty good structure and work ethic while here in our home. On her own, she'll at least have that to fall back on if she chooses it. That's the tough part for us as parents is to realize that we can only take them to a certain point, and then it's up to them to choose.
To Your Family,
Jane Cabrera
The Parent Success Coach
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