Article by Fabafterfifty Is your son or duaghter struggling with their personal statement as they complete their university application? The latest tips from UCAS will enable you to give them a helping hand. With the January 15 deadline fast approaching, UCAS has released these ten top personal statement tips for anyone applying to university or college. Christmas is a great time to put the finishing touches to the statement, which could be the only piece (more…)
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Article by Kay Newton Most people think that Empty Nest Syndrome is passing phase that happens to most parents particularly around September when children leave home to attend college or university for the first time. Recent studies show that this is not the case, contrary to belief most parents thrive when their children fly the nest. http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr03/pluses.aspx Yet for some women in particular the pain of watching a child leave home can be just as (more…)
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Guest article by Susan McNally “I’ve left my baby daughter behind at Unversity in her hew home, with strangers. They seemed really lovely and different in both culture and life experiences but will they understand her? I looked at them with such trepidation; I would possibly be relying on them to save my youngest daughters life and we didn’t even know them! I already knew how painful it would be to proudly wave her off (more…)
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Article by Anne Elliott I’m tired, I’m stressed, I’m worried, I’m sad. What could have happened to cause such calamity? I have just packed my daughter off to university. I am amazed at what a profound effect this has had on my health and well-being. A huge rite of passage. I didn’t think I’d be like this. In fact at times in the recent past I was counting the days, as my house became a (more…)
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Guest article by Cassie Tillett To Declutter or not to declutter. And when? Always a dilemma when a child flies the nest. At what point does ‘their’ room become ‘your’ room? Do you want to claim the space back for yourself, or perhaps you’re even thinking about downsizing? When young adults take their first steps towards an independent life by starting university and college courses, and “flying the nest”, parents find themselves dealing with a (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty You know the day is fast approaching, when you have to say your goodbyes and wave your child off as they excitedly take that next step towards independence. But how do you feel? How should you react? I asked Susan McNally to share her thoughts and experience. As Susan prepares for her third and youngest daughter to leave for university, Susan offers her insights on emptynesting- third time round! It doesn’t get (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty When I responded to a journalist request asking me to introduce them to emptynesters who would happy to be included in a feature for a weekly magazine, I had a lot of responses from women who asked if they ‘qualified’ as they and not the children had left home!! We often think of emptynesters a women whose offspring have left leaving them wandering around an empty house, but when I thought about (more…)
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Article by Francoise Murat So the kids have left and your home is … well… spacious! There are bedrooms, new spaces to re-configure and you can reward yourself by extending, updating, renovating or just moving! Whether children have left for good or you expect them to do a boomerang on you, you can still redefine the architectural interior design and decorative elements of your new home. Here are some home improvement tips and ideas for (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty ‘Can Empty Nesters help Full Nesters?’ Jessica Chivers certainly hopes so!! “Mother the Mother” It’s been said that “it takes a village to raise a child”, that we “get by with a little from our friends” and that a “happy mother mothers a happy home” which is why Jessica is starting this call to action to get the UK mothering mothers. She needs your help to get this “MOTHER THE MOTHER” movement (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty We may all have dreams of travelling once the kids leave home, but one couple, David and Veronica James , took the plunge, sold their home and set off on their travels, becoming ‘gypsynesters’. We asked them to share some of their remarkable experiences with Fabafterfifty readers. What prompted you to become ‘gypsynesters’? How far ahead did you start to plan? When our middle daughter graduated from high school and went off (more…)
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