Move In Day Advice

2mch2sn
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:14:16 +0000

Almostlaunched–Seven years ago, my H moved S1 into his UD dorm. We lived in Minnesota at the time, and H and S1 had rented a small van to make the trip. (We have a very small car, and S2 was taking items like his bike, French Horn, etc.) I stayed home with S2, then 11, since all of us couldn’t make the trip in the van–two seats for passengers. H kind of hung around and helped S1, especially just to get the computer set up, etc. Since they were coming from so far away and lots of the other parents were from states closer by (PA, NJ, DE, NY, etc.), it was H’s only chance to meet parents of S1’s roomate and some dorm neighbors. I think it helped him feel he was leaving S1 in good company. The other parents were friendly and supportive. So, if move-in day is one of the few times you will be on campus with your child, don’t feel you have to rush away too fast. It might be a good time to make some contacts with other parents. Even though it is a stressful time for everyone and kind of sad, it can be exciting too, and you feel so proud of your child for taking this step. This year we will be doing the move to a different college with S2, and it will probably be completely different!!