how often do distant college students come home?

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<p>"Nothing including friends is handed to you anymore.....you must seek out relationships."</p>

<p>~That is so true, Altmom. I hope son has the confidence to do just that. We've talked recently about the value of engaging in diverse interests and meeting people that way. If he takes that to heart this senior HS year and takes steps to expand his social network via interesting experiences, I'd feel much, much more confident that he'd do the same in college. </p>

<p>It's a lesson that you make friends by pursuing <em>your</em> interests & finding people that share them. So key to adjusting to a new environment; hope son understands this.</p>

<p>Great to hear about 'homebodies' who've adjusted well, though! :-)</p>

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<p>I need to add a note of thanks. We are hugely grateful to the friends and relatives who offered to step in to help S , since we live so far away. Several of them live several hundred miles away from S, but they all volunteered to be on his support list. (I can't tell you how much more comfortable that made ME feel.)</p>

<p>It is still hard for S (and/or me) to ask the friends for help. We're both improving our social skills.</p>