Hi all,
The official move-in day at my college is August 24, and there are activities for students and parents till the 26th. My parents were planning on flying in on Wednesday, dropping me off, and leaving on Saturday. However, I have a little sister who is 8, and we are still wondering whether to bring her or not. On one hand, if we take her, we won’t have to pay for a babysitter and she would be with us. However, we feel as if she might get bored there and have nothing to do, and she would msis 3 days of school. On the other hand, if we don’t, she would have to stay at home with her babysitter for 4 days, something she hasn’t done before. But she wouldn’t miss any school and she has people to hang out with.
Would any parents on here, with experience with this kind of stuff, mind sharing what you guys think? Thanks
If you’re close at all to your sister, allowing her to see firsthand where you’re living, eating, and walking around might be a really nice thing to do.
Will make you seem closer six or 8 weeks afterward.
My youngest child is 10 years younger than my oldest. I left the youngest home frequently when doing trips with my older children.
There are likely to be parental activities that would be inappropriate for an 8 year old (cocktail parties? hours-long seminars?)
This is a chance for your parents to focus on you. It’s a big transition for you. Your little sister will have your parents’ undivided attention for the next 10 years or so. This transition is yours. This is a good opportunity for your parents to celebrate your new beginning with you.
I would not want a child, not matter the age, to miss 3 days of school at the beginning of the year. Friendships are formed during that time, the student and teacher get to know each other etc etc.
For me, it would be an easy decision to leave the younger sibling at home.
I was all for her coming until I saw that she would miss three days of school. Skype with her and begin a regular routine of that.
We decided to split the parents. I will go by plane with DS, and DH will stay home to get the other two DDs to school, fed, etc. I’m think about sending DH up for family weekend alone in October.
Our children are two-yr stair steps so we can’t afford to all go and continue to save for college and cover EC expenses.