More than a third of parents would feel a sense of abandonment and emptiness once the children have left the family home. Empty rooms, less animated meals, empty nest syndrome presents itself in different ways.
How to prepare for it and face it in the best way? Journalist and co-author of the book The empty nest syndrome, when the youngest leaves, Charlotte attry tells us everything about France Bleu at the microphone of Frederique Le Teurnier.
A harder start for mothers
Although this syndrome affects mostly mothers, both men and women can be confronted with it at some point in their lives.
That is why it is important for parents to be prepared for the children to ever leave the home. Their departure is a stage in their life and a chapter towards their independence.
So, how not to make children feel guilty? How do you find the right distance with your children after they leave?
It’s already tomorrow tries to give answers, with the testimonies of listeners confronted with this situation.
The departure of the children is also a chance to allow yourself a new life: let’s learn to take advantage of it!