Does and don'ts when they go away

A few does and don't's when they go to university

Do

• keep their bedroom just as it was for a while so they can move straight back in during visits home for a while



• be ready to listen when they phone and be prepared to phone them back because they won't be able to afford to top up their phone



• expect them to contact you quite a lot at first.





• expect them to change and grow up while they are away.

Don't

Allow them to come home just to do their washing and leave you with the ironing - you are not a laundry service

Be tempted to throw all their junk out of their old bedrooms and revamp it - not for a while anyway.

Be suprised if eventually they come home less and less - it means they are getting more independent.

Don't be suprised if they decide to go overseas for a while at the end of the academic year or at the end of their course - just be delighted for them.

Don't let them pinch lots of items from your kitchen - buy them a Student's kit instead!

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