To raise a child who’s comfortable enough to leave you means you’ve done your job. They are not ours to keep, but to teach how to soar on their own.
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Parents bring up children, and they bring up their own hopes along- hopes and dreams of children growing up to be responsible individuals. But what remains unforeseen is their flight from the nest they grew up in.
Isn’t it advisable to train yourself by letting your children stay away from you for a few days or weeks? This way, you can prepare yourself for their freedom of choice, which may or may not be in favor of you. But the question is do you want to bother about the choices a responsible adult you brought up makes. Shouldn’t it be considered as organic as it is? It may not be easy, but here are the 5 best ways to cope or adjust when children move out.
- Make use of the prep time.
Whether it is education or a job, children don’t decide to move out suddenly. When their course of action is well planned, you too should plan productive things to keep you preoccupied. Your ability to foresee will keep you in a safe emotional space and give you the courage to move ahead.
2. Get the Help You Require
Not all parents can bear to part with their children even when they are mature enough to weigh situations. In such cases, you may need the assistance of a counselor to help you understand the purpose of your child’s decision. It will reinforce that your child is not a child anymore but an adult, ready to take up life as it is.
3. List out things to do
Parenting is no easy task. And in the journey, many of your desires remain unrealized. Now is the time to brush up on those unfulfilled dreams. Visit your friends, go to your dream destination, invite friends home for healthy discussions, enroll in a course you always wanted to do, and plan your future constructively. It will not just keep you on your toes but help your children feel good about you and stay inspired.
4. Get Interesting Information About The Place.
Keeping yourself abreast with exciting facts about the place will give you a glimpse of its culture, people, and geography. Have frequent discussions about it when they are with you and urge them to explore when they have finally moved out. Ask them to share their experience whenever possible over a video call and divert your attention to more positive things around your lives.
5. Be Grateful
Experience makes a man wealthy. When you feel grateful for all the experiences, people around you will appreciate the attitude. You may not see the distance as a physical distance but just a break that both you as a parent and your child need to take life forward with a fresh twist.