If you have new grads in your house, you’re going to be doing some “relationship re-negotiating” this summer. Whether they’re staying at home or leaving to attend college, your relationship with your newly adult kids will change. It can be a tough transition for some.
A recent article from the Globe & Mail reviews what kind of rules work for those new grads living at home, and which ones you’ll need to let go. Here are top no-go rules:
The problem with these is that they are for younger kids, and genuinely do not fit in with your child’s new whether-you-like-it-or-not adult status.
1) Requiring them to have a curfew.
2) Regularly asking them where they are going.
3) Expecting them to come to family meals regularly or to participate in family activities.
4) Giving them lectures about how they are going to have to get their act together.
5) Telling them not to talk with food in their mouth.
You can read the full article here.