Did your son or daughter go to University recently?

But did you get a telephone call saying "I don't like it, I want to come home"? Ha, c'mon POE'rs tell the truth, how much do your kids love you?

Perhaps you know of a friend in a similar situation, so how did they react? Did they fetch them home or tell them to get on with it?

It depends I think...on how long have they been at the university? Is it their first time away from home?

If it was my child, I think I would tell them to wait until the semester is over. Give it a few months and allow themselves to adjust. Unless of course the kid is truly unhappy and really not able to cope. In that case, I'd say come home but get a job and try school again in a years time.

When they went off to college, both my son (10 yrs. ago) and my daughter (7 yrs. ago) were homesick for about a week--they both toughed it out and were just fine. They figured that since they were attending college in another State, they would have to make the best of it, and that they did!

Gladly mine are not old enough yet Ron and the only one who has ever stayed away at all is Aaron - and look what a disaster that trip turned out to be! (remember Arm-gate!)

I think that for both of my kids, their quick assimilation into college life was greatly helped by the fact that they had already made forays into the wider world. My son had made four trips to various parts of Europe as a singer by the time he graduated from high school. My daughter danced for a summer with an international ballet ensemble in France and Germany when she was 14. These experiences gave them a taste of real life and a greater sense of confidence. I can tell you that these trips and our kids leaving for college were MUCH harder on US than on them! But as hard and emotional as it may be, I really recommend allowing your pre-college age kids to take a trip overseas (or over the Channel) if at all possible--it will make a real difference in their life outlook!