SEASON'S GREETINGS! DECEMBER

Winter Break

Your Greyhound will be feeling a lot of different emotions and so will you! We hope this sampling of common issues makes it clear you are not riding this emotional roller coaster alone.

Anticipation | You’re more and more excited for your Greyhound to return –you wonder why the days can’t go faster.

Elation | Your Greyhound arrives, and you are ecstatic! Your Greyhound’s bedroom is no longer vacant and they seem so mature. You can’t help but think of how hard it will be when the break is over and your Greyhound goes back to school.

Tension | “Early to bed, early to rise” is your routine; your Greyhound’s routine is not. It’s not only schedule differences bothering you – but also messes around the house and the way they react when you ask them to clean up. You wonder how you could have been so happy to have your Greyhound back home?

Anger | Bitterness and resentment are growing. Your Greyhound is so infrequently available for the relationshipbuilding you have been looking forward to all these months, and when they fi nally are available it seems there is always something you’re upset about. You think “When will break be over so my Greyhound can go away?!”

Chat about potential areas of conflict with your Greyhound before break begins. Discussing things like housekeeping and sleep schedules ensure both of you have a mutual understanding of each other’s perspectives. Just remember in making these agreements that your Greyhound is becoming an adult.

Winter Break is a great time to reflect on the fall semester. Talk with your Greyhound about what went well and what changes they would like to make for next semester. For a student resources refresher, encourage them to visit enmu.edu/StudentSuccessCenter in early January.