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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ And again - plenty of students welcome their parents at move in and would find it bizarre for them not to be there.  As several posters have pointed out, simply helping your kids to move into the dorm doesn’t “stunt their growth” or hinder their independence in any way.  You do you, but quit judging the 99% of other parents who choose to move their kids in.  [/quote]

My kid's school has almost 25% foreign students.  They move those kids in the day before everyone else---I suspect it's done so they can assist the many students who might be Solo for moving in.  it's expensive to fly from China/india/anywhere outside USA/canada and obtaining visas can be difficult for those that could afford it, so I'm guessing many of them may be solo.

But I except the US student move in to have 98%+ with at least 1 family member helping.  I suspect most US students without a family member there it's because of finances (ie they had to fly and family just can't afford the extra plane ticket---which are ridiculously expensive nowadays).

And yes, just like my grown kid out of college is not stunted by me "helping" when they have a question about "adulting".  I didn't have kids to kick them out at 18 and never help them again.  My kids are fully indepentn, but still call/text to ask questions as needed---it's an ongoing learning process and I for one am thrilled to assist at the appropriate level as needed
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Completely agree.[/quote]

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