By Suzie C. Romig, Medically Reviewed by Janet Taylor, Photo Illustration: Jillian Sellers/Getty Images, Parents, November 10, 2022
There are some distinct moments in every caring parent's life that can hurt intensely and be filled with so many tough emotions. Remember the first day dropping your child off at "big kid" school? That first scary or serious injury or surgery?
Sending your child to college can be painful to a parent's heart, too, and some parents of young teens say they are already dreading that day.
Even though your rising college freshman is now deemed an adult, you may feel that child is still too young and not ready to leave. Worries may intensify when thinking about phone calls from your student from the emergency room many miles away or at 1 a.m. when college stress gets the best of them. Factor in when a college student is a parent's only child or leaving home during a challenging time, and the situation can be even more stressful.
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