Your college student has already made the transition to college life, and hopefully, they have adjusted to their home away from home. However excited...

Your college student has already made the transition to college life, and hopefully, they have adjusted to their home away from home. However excited you are about welcoming your student home during their break, it’s important to acknowledge that parenting an “adult” who has lived away from home can pose some challenges. It might take some time, and patience will be necessary.

Join Counseling Services for our next Family Workshop, "They Came Home... But They're Different: Navigating Emerging Adulthood & the Changing Family Relationship." This session helps families and supporters prepare for how the student they dropped off at school might not be the same one coming home for break.

Topics for the presentation will include:

• Helping families and supporters manage expectations and adjust to life with a newly independent young adult under their roof. 
• Discuss some of the experiences and challenges that occur during the first semester and how they can impact students. 
• Tips for having open, low-stress conversations about academics, future plans, and life changes.
• Educate attendees on the different resources available to students who may be struggling.  

This workshop is part of our ongoing Family Workshop Series, designed to give family members and other supporters the tools to help their Beacon excel at UMass Boston.