The Loud Quiet - Empty Nest Living

Mid-semester is when a lot of families start asking these questions.

What can a parent do after three weeks of silence? Why do so many students start struggling right around week six? And how do you support your student without stepping back into the driver’s seat?

Annamarie Tellez is the director for parent and family programs at the University of Arizona, where our daughter is a senior. Annamarie is also the parent of three Wildcats. Her office is where families go when they don’t know who to call, and she sees the same worries come up with every new class. This is our second conversation with a university family engagement leader.

What’s in this episode:

• What to do when you haven’t heard from your student
• Who to contact on campus when something feels off
• Why homesickness tends to show up around the six-week mark
• What helps a student find their people on a big campus
• How to support your student without taking over
• Why your second kid’s college experience may look nothing like the first
• How often families can expect to hear from the university

University of Arizona Parent & Family Programs https://uafamily.arizona.edu

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CHAPTERS

0:00 Welcome and our University of Arizona connection

1:16 Adjusting when the school updates stop

4:25 Where families turn for campus resources

6:39 Learning to step aside as a parent

9:20 Easing anxiety after you leave campus

11:53 When you haven’t heard from your student

14:40 Supporting your student without taking over

16:36 Why each kid’s college experience differs

19:17 Homesickness and finding a place on campus

22:58 How a club fair helped our daughter

25:17 How often families hear from the university

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