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Good for you - actually good for all three of you!!  I believe you are correct to start with having her learn to handle small things on her own and having the threat of her being to lose something she values - her phone and connection to others directly related to what she does or does not do.  For your information, she could easily  make $12 - $15/hr doing sitting with services such as Care.com in your area - I know because I have two young adult daughters with young children who use sitters in your region.

Also, starting small on changes is probably wise because in a real sense you may not know and she may not know if all of the changes in her life including Dad's death even if not close, going away from home with all those aspects of living on one's own plus dealing with the academic rigor of college may well have set of an internal imbalance of some sort of depression or anxiety.  If she does not turn around in her emotional outlook, do try to get her at least to see her PCP for a screening.

You seem realistic in that there will be ups and downs which is good.  Our oldest daughter who was always a high performer pulled out in college two times and was ready to shove grad school after 3 years, but with the right therapy and meds, she did move on in each case AND she did find time at home the first time helped her get back on the right keel.  For her mental health in terms of anxiety will always just be a fact of life, but she finished grad school, coped with cancer, married, had twin girls and maintains a full-time government job so there is hope  - but there are dips at times.  Hang in there.[/quote]

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