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Emptynester Susan shares her anguish as her diabetic daughter leaves home for...
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...
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How to Cope with Empty Nest Syndrome
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...
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Ten top tips for personal statement success for your child’s university...
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...
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Letting go of Grown Up Kids
Article by Diane Priestley Leaving home is a process. Sometimes we must rip off the band-aid fast and feel the sting; other times ease it off gently. Number One son, Daniel had launched himself into...
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How do we continue to act as role models for our adult children?
Article by Jackie O’Carroll Part of getting older is being wiser about parenting – making a success of our lives, continuing to act as role models for our children. But sometimes it’s hard. Leaving our...
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How to cope with the changes an Empty Nest brings
Article by Irene Brankin You may be approaching the ‘Empty Nest’ with dread, but as Irene Brankin explains, the empty nest can also open up a whole new world of possibilities: My business card has on...
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Are we sending our children off to University not knowing how to boil and egg?
Article by Fabafterfifty It seems we are sending our children off to university with many of them not knowing how to boil an egg or do their own washing according to a new survey. Hopefully they won’t...
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Home for Christmas – your child, homesickness and how to handle it.
Article by Caroline Carr Has your son or daughter just finished their first term at university or college? How have they been? And how have you been? Has the break away from you been tricky or...
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The Fab 50s – Managing the new Chapter of your Life
Article by Carole Spiers Being over 50 can be the beginning of a new chapter in your life; a time of growth and a period of regeneration. Middle age may be upon you but you have the experience and...
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What’s more upsetting, your children moving out or moving back in?
Article by Fab after Fifty You work hard to raise good kids who will be able to make it on their own once they arrive in the real world. And although it can be a heart breaking day when they finally...
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How to fill the void when the kids leave home.
Article by Anna Letitia Cook Do you have that empty feeling? Does it seem that there isn’t any real purpose behind what you do? I still have that and my children are now 25 and 26 years old. I would...
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Moving on after divorce in your 50s – practical steps to build a new social life
By the Midlife Divorcee Nobody expects to get divorced in their 50s, irrespective of who made the decision to bring the marriage to a close – with all the emotional and financial upheaval associated...
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The nest is empty, what now?
Article by Karen Burge All over the world there are mothers sitting on the edge of their child’s bed crying. Perhaps holding a dirty T-shirt and breathing in the smell of the absent teenager. Yes, it’s...
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Bye Bye Baby Bird – again!
Article by Juliet Young I am a real Mother-Clucker. The ultimate Queen of the roost. A busy hen fussing and flapping around my two chicks since the day they were born. And that was now over 21 and 18...
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Empty Nests: Dealing with Loneliness and Boredom
Very often, women who’ve devoted the greater part of their lives to their families suddenly find themselves quite alone and bored once their children move on to uni and their own lives. This is...
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How to cope with the changes an Empty Nest brings
Article by Irene Brankin You may be approaching the ‘Empty Nest’ with dread, but as Irene Brankin explains, the empty nest can also open up a whole new world of possibilities: My business card has on...
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Are we sending our children off to University not knowing how to boil and egg?
Article by Fabafterfifty It seems we are sending our children off to university with many of them not knowing how to boil an egg or do their own washing according to a new survey. Hopefully they won’t...
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Home for Christmas – your child, homesickness and how to handle it.
Article by Caroline Carr Has your son or daughter just finished their first term at university or college? How have they been? And how have you been? Has the break away from you been tricky or...
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The Fab 50s – Managing the new Chapter of your Life
Article by Carole Spiers Being over 50 can be the beginning of a new chapter in your life; a time of growth and a period of regeneration. Middle age may be upon you but you have the experience and...
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What’s more upsetting, your children moving out or moving back in?
Article by Fab after Fifty You work hard to raise good kids who will be able to make it on their own once they arrive in the real world. And although it can be a heart breaking day when they finally...
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