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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid leaving for college in the fall. I anticipate he will still need a close parental eye for at least the first semester (prone to anxiety, extreme introvert, some new self harming behaviors) to make sure he does not go off the rails and has the support he needs.

DH and I were going to take a LONG awaited solo vacation in Sept, but now feel like we need to stay relatively close 'just in case.'  
(DS is going to school about 90m away.)

Kids transitioning to college can be rough in ways different from them living at home.[/quote]

How on earth do you think you’re going to manage close supervision when he lives at college away from you and is now also a legal adult whose information and records you won’t be privy to?[/quote]

I am not going to request his records, but he talks with us freely and we have open communication. I am anticipating him coming home regularly (though not my preference) to connect with his friends who are still in HS and the family dog who he adores - he will not have a car so he will need to coordinate transportation with us.

Also FWIW - he has been a "legal adult" for 9 months.[/quote]

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