Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 10:39     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Oversees freshman, have a close relationship, and connect daily. Someday several times a day depending on what is happening.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 10:38     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Oversees freshman, have a close relationship, and connect daily. Someday several times a day depending on what is happening.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 08:17     Subject: Re:How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The responses to this thread are crazy! People really communicate with their college kids daily?? Wow

Yes, I love my kids and love talking to them. What’s wrong with that??


I talk to mine everyday as well, at least once a day! We both love it and wouldn't have it any other way. (We are not culturally American)


Same here. We talk daily as does everyone I know. I think this is typical.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 06:46     Subject: Re:How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:The responses to this thread are crazy! People really communicate with their college kids daily?? Wow


The crazy part is people judging other people for how much they communicate.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 23:48     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:Usually daily by text and 1 or 2 calls a week. Mom and DD. She texts and calls DH less.


Same. She’s in UK
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 09:33     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Freshman DS usually responds to whatever random texts we send him (several a week), when he can. He's busy and we try not to deluge him. Otherwise, he texts when he has questions or needs something. He's never been one for small talk, which is fine. We just like occasional proof of life, and to be reassured everything's okay.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 19:07     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:My son responds in one word answers or “kk” or my fave, the emoji to my random messages during a week. Very similar to when he lived with us.

Otherwise, he communicates very well with Venmo requests, haha!

Exactly my experience with my junior son. Radio silence until he needs my credit card pin 😂
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 19:05     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:DH texted the family group chat and asked the kids if they'd seen the "bunny" performance at the super bowl....

whoops.


Nah- he knows the performer’s name - even people who don’t watch the show know it from the news.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 19:01     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
DH texted the family group chat and asked the kids if they'd seen the "bunny" performance at the super bowl....

whoops.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 19:00     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
We talk almost everyday and text multiple times a day. We exchange pictures of dinner and just ask how each others day is.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 18:57     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Daily in one way or another


May I ask what is being discussed daily? I am not asking in a rude way at all.


My kid:
Show she watched, discussion topic in class, meal she ate (omg x was soooo good), i have a test tmrow in x (and related info (been studying in the library, taking a break soon, etc), trying a dark spin class later, calling you in 5 (laundry day!), can you order me a new x, the x-club is going out to x place today), I’ll send a meme or she will, I’ll send a local or national news article and she’ll respond (even just abt all the school delays last week), countdown to upcoming trip, etc.


this sounds like my daughter....
sounds perfectly healthy and normal to me.


and mine! ❤️
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 18:54     Subject: Re:How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The responses to this thread are crazy! People really communicate with their college kids daily?? Wow

Yes, I love my kids and love talking to them. What’s wrong with that??


I talk to mine everyday as well, at least once a day! We both love it and wouldn't have it any other way. (We are not culturally American)
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 16:49     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Anonymous wrote:2 boys (sophomores)

Text a few times a week (typically for a specific reason/reminder/question)

We all exchange a selfie on Saturdays

Typically Facetime on Sundays.


That’s so cute!
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 16:37     Subject: How often do you communicate with your child in college?
A call from my end once every other weekend minimum, once a week max, plus a few funny reels (cute animals) via social media. I generally think this is their time to explore being on their own but do want to remind them we'll always be there.

Anonymous
Post 02/09/2026 13:12     Subject: Re:How often do you communicate with your child in college?
Our college son texts something almost every day and calls every other day while he walks from class to his car.