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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of kids go through this phase where they think they’ll want to live at home or close. She will get ready when the time comes. Keep reassuring her that it’s a long way off, and your family will make sure she goes wherever is the best fit and she is most comfortable when the time comes. In other words, take away the feeling that she’s going to be shoved out of the nest. Right now she can’t imagine being able to handle it. (Because at 13, she can’t!) If you have the chance to visit some campuses in a super casual way, like maybe going to a concert or a play on a campus, she can dip her toe in seeing what it feels like. And keep reassuring her that college is much better than high school, and tell her why![/quote]

I will definitely keep reassuring her. She is turning 14 in 2 days and is definitely stressed because it means only 3 more years till she graduates (she is graduating high school at 17) and 4 more years until she cant be a child anymore and has to be an adult. I am kind of confused on why becoming an adult is such a big deal for her and why she keeps wanting to stay a kid because she wears makeup, goes to bed late and takes the bus to school and back after sports (so in the dark). She doesn't act babyish or like a little kid yet it seems like she wishes she still were.[/quote]

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