Word: homesickness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pros and cons," Sarah said. "I didn't let [her being here] decide for me, but it was definitely a major benefit. And now that I'm here, it's more of a benefit than I thought it would be--just having family close by. I haven't gotten homesick...
...counseling from freshmen who are having trouble making the adjustment to college life. Despite all their technical sophistication, she says, older teenagers increasingly lack the skills to deal with personal problems that aren't easily defined or fixed. "They have 'point-and-click' expectations," she says. And they get homesick but have a hard time admitting...
...example, by teaching them to budget their hours and their dollars. The Harveys think high schools should offer a college-life course to college-bound seniors. Parents need to "focus more on relationship and personal issues and less on how many sheets and towels to take," they say. Many homesick freshmen think they'll be regarded as failures if they come home before Thanksgiving, so parents can help by letting them know they're welcome to return if they feel the need. In the meantime, parents have to find new ways to keep in touch with their college kids...
Brandon Hart, a homesick freshman at Iowa State, has started e-mailing back and forth with his tech-novice mother, who says, "Brandon's being at college has left a huge hole in our lives." She couldn't bear to look at his empty bedroom, so she rearranged it and put the computer there. She sends old-fashioned "care packages," with baked goodies, novelty toys and notes from home. "The other guys get jealous when I bring another package in," Brandon said. "It's funny how exciting the mail gets when you get to college." See our Website at time.com...
...also worried about his wife, who has to raise their three kids on her own while he is away. His former students still stop by his house to have dinner with Lorri and offer to mow her lawn. And Morris calls home each night. "He's been very, very homesick," Lorri says. "But I tell him, 'I've got home plate covered. You don't worry about what's going on here...