<p>To each his or her own. My son is a rising college junior and he calls once a week at a set time. That is plenty for him (we’d always like to hear from him more often, but understand). D is a rising high school senior, still living at home, but I can imagine that she will call more frequently when in college. She is by nature very social and open with us and likes to ask advice or run things by us. Our son values his privacy and independence and never asks for advice. I think under some family situations it can be healthy to call home or connect with parents every day, but it really depends on the quality of the phone calls. If either the parent or the kid is too needy all the time, then someone might need to practice letting go or becoming a bit more independent.</p>