How do I help her cope?

Re: How do I help her cope?

loopylou711 — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:55:31 GMT

Freshers week... the best way she can meet people! Infact she'll probably meet some of her closest friends that way! Glad she is settling in though! Don't worry!

Re: How do I help her cope?

Claire Cameron — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:28:19 GMT

I moved away and cried every night for the first week, then when I got to know people and starting socialising I loved it!

Don't worry, she'll soon find her feet and her new found friends will work wonders

Re: How do I help her cope?

Saskia Quinn — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:12:18 GMT

Hi Chris,

I am glad your daughter is settling in better now, I am sure its not easy for you or her! I imagine the first few days are the worst. My boys are still very young yet so I have this all in front of me!

Re: How do I help her cope?

Kim Buckley — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:19:42 GMT

Glad she is feeling better! Once she is settled in she will have a great time! I miss uni! Wish I could go back!

Re: How do I help her cope?

Vicky RVN — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:49:37 GMT

Glad she's settling in It must be scary until you meet and get to know people. Sounds like she's with nice people

Re: How do I help her cope?

chris beasley — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 10:02:09 GMT

PS just noticed on your profile- you are expecting very soon. Congrats. 18yrs down the line you can look back at this day and know how to cope!

Re: How do I help her cope?

chris beasley — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:57:46 GMT

Spoke to her last night. Things are improving greatly. Turns out only one chinese girl in flat, other was over to dinner. Nikki has spoken to her and she is nice also another new girl has moved in and they even went out together last night. She is usually very confident (hence her reason for studing law) Looks like she will be back to normal very soon.

Thanks for the moral support - really needed it.

Re: How do I help her cope?

Rachel Jayne — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:50:40 GMT

I seem to remember my little sister spent many a night crying to my mum down the phone during her first few weeks at Uni, but they gradually got less horrific calls & then less frequent also, until a day or so would go & it felt weird that she hadn't rung!

I remember the first day we left her, she had tears streaming down her face as we walked off, I was nearly crying with my mum too, was awful!

I hope your daughter settles down soon

Re: How do I help her cope?

chris beasley — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:05:09 GMT

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Awww.

My sister took ages to settle in to uni but she loves it now. How far away from you is she?

[/quote]She is in Portsmouth- only a hour+ half away. Im afraid if I go back down so soon, she will want to come back with me!

Re: How do I help her cope?

Kim Buckley — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:51:47 GMT

Awww.

My sister took ages to settle in to uni but she loves it now. How far away from you is she?

Re: How do I help her cope?

chris beasley — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:50:03 GMT

Thanks. We have been texting over the past hour and she has been contacted by the student advisor of her halls following her facebook status! She has given her hot sweet tea! she hates tea!

Re: How do I help her cope?

Kim Buckley — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:44:10 GMT

Uni can be really scary. I was very lucky as I was placed in halls with 3 other girls on my course so we were all there on the first day and could go to lectures together.

One of my friends was put in halls and there was no one else there for 2 weeks! She hated it and cried but once she got in to the swing of things she loved it. It is a big change and I used to get terribly homesick but also made some amazing friends and I'm soooo glad I did it.

I know it's easy for me to say but try not to worry about her. She will make new friends in no time and everyone is in the same boat.