Dear Parents of College Age Students
I notice there is an entire growth industry devoted to mining your fears about your college age children. Please be aware that You are Being Exploited. Your children will succeed or fail depending on your previous experience with them. Other than warning them that you will not be please if they screw up their first semester, leave them alone. The idea of university is Separation--not Lifelong dependence. If they get depressed, or sick, make sure they contact Student Health. Have them talk to their professors if they are screwing up. The idea is to get them to stand on their own two feet--not to have you as props. Freshman year should hurt. Separation should occur. All the rest is exploitation of you as parents.
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