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What to do for parents whose children have grown up: empty nest syndrome
19.11.2024 13:05
Among professionals there is a term "empty nest syndrome". This feeling is faced by elderly parents whose children have grown up and are actively living their own lives.
It is important not to lose heart and set new goals for yourself in time.
What should parents of grown-up children do?
Usually in such situations, relationships change not only with children, but also in the couple.
It is possible to cope with the frightening syndrome. But the main task at this stage is to build new relationships with your children.
This way you can avoid being left out and continue to be a part of your child’s life.
Along with this, you need to think about finding new and exciting activities to eliminate routine.
Proven methods
1. First, talk to each other and discuss the issues that are worrying you.
2. Next, start making plans for the future or doing something interesting that you have been putting off before. This activity should bring you joy.
3. You won't be able to adapt to new living conditions right away. But it will be easier if you start keeping a diary, writing down your experiences from your new life.
4. Establish a daily routine if you don’t have one.
5. Be sure to maintain contact with friends, relatives and acquaintances, and if it seems that the efforts made are not enough, then seek help from a specialist.
For reference
A syndrome is a set of symptoms with a common etiology and a single pathogenesis. In a broad sense, a syndrome is a complex of related signs, united by a single mechanism of occurrence and development of the phenomenon in question, but not necessarily associated with a disease.
