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[quote=Anonymous]As a mom of an 18 y.o. who will be heading off to college this coming fall, I think it's very helpful to have had your kid do some sort of "away" "thing" to give them that experience, but it doesn't have to be a sleep away camp.

So for instance, my DC did a writing camp. She also did a summer course at Georgetown (we now live on the west coast so it was a big deal...but if we were still living in Arlington it would have been fine. The trick is to act as if they are far away by not bothering them or driving over their forgotten shoes)

She also did a school trip to Spain.

I think if she had not had those experiences, she'd really be freaking out about now about moving to another city (a city we don't know AT ALL) for college.  And more worried about having a room mate, but she's not, she points out that she had a great time with her roommates in each of these situations.

So I'd broaden your horizons, OP, just to get them familiar with living somewhere else without family for a week or two. [/quote]

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