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Get Over The Challenges Of The Empty Nest Syndrome

There's a day approaching that many parents hate, although it may not seem like it at present. This dreaded day is when your children leave your home to make their own way in the world. Your children will have all grown and moved away. It feels like just yesterday when they were little children, playing in their childhood home. When you are left alone, you may find yourself feeling lost and sad. Be encouraged that, although the transition may feel difficult, there are some tips to help you move through it smoothly into another wonderful phase life has to offer.

Just because your children move out in no way means that the relationship you have with them has to end. It merely changes. Your relationship will transition from a parent/child relationship to more of a peer friendship. They no longer are fully dependent on you to teach them and train them. Now that they are grown, they will be able to help and guide you in some aspects of life. What a fun change that could turn out to be! Both you and your grown child can learn from each other, if you are willing to listen, grow, and keep an open mind. Don't become an invisible parent. Although they are grown, your children will need your love and occasional guidance. You will always be your child's mother or father no matter what you feel like when you first come home to an empty nest.

There is a reason why many young couples opt to postpone having kids until later in their lives. That?s because the arrival of children often ends up meaning that spouses will have less time to spend with each other. Faced with the full time task of caring for their kids, it?s hard for couples to enjoy the romantic adventure of being together.

Your children leaving will give you the chance to once again reconnect with your spouse. No longer will you be interrupted when you are trying to have an intimate moment with your spouse, and you'll be able to leave the house knowing it will still be standing when you return.

Unmarried moms and dads can also enrich their lives when their kids leave. You can now pay attention to all those friendships that have been neglected for too long. There are many activities out there to introduce you to new people.

Starting a new company or going on a trip across the country are things you can do with children at home, but they are certainly far easier with an empty nest. You can pursue what you have always wanted to do.

Although you might not see it immediately, the departure of your children, as painful as the experience might be, provides you with something that you lacked until now, time. With more time on your hands, you can consider advancing your education, finally working on your novel or taking the time out to exercise more regularly.

Despite your best intentions, the departure of your children will certainly affect you in one way or another. The best way of going through this transition is to slowly restructure your life. Do not rush into making hasty decisions. Take time to figure out what you wish to do. Define your revamped goals and chart out a new course for your life. When your kids are at home, you must take responsibility for them at all times. You have raised them well, and you need to trust that your work will pay dividends now that they are out of the house. It is time for you to concentrate your nurturing qualities on yourself. It's time to pay yourself back for all your hard work.