How To Survive Dropping Your Kid Off At College

Sending your child off to college, the military and trying to get prepared?

I am here to help you prepare yourself for this transition

I am Dr. Bruno, a pediatrician who was definetley underprepared for dropping my first son off at college. So I am going to try to do better for you. I will start with - it is not ok, but it will be.

 

I thought hard about what to call this blog and “breathe in… breathe out” came as a natural first choice. It brings us back to a tool you may have used (or at least learned) to bring this child into the world. Now you will need it to drop your heart off at college and walk away hoping you prepared them enough. 

The first year is eye opening for everyone and there are many obstacles settling into dorm life, sharing a room and space with strangers ( soon to be friends you hope- ps that doesn’t always work out). That’s ok, it is all part of the navigation. Learning how to feed themselves 3 meals a day - college meal prep blog is helpful. Plan to pick up some basic cooking equipment that is allowed in their dorms and most schools usually have a meal plan required in their first year when they live on campus. Don’t worry, they won’t starve. 

But those are the easy things - first you have to stop hyperventilating.

Breathe in… breathe out… repeat 4 times and take a 2 minute time out. You can do this!  (read more)