As precious as our children are, we can’t spend our lives sheltering them, allowing them to know a world that’s only involving us. At some point, you’re going to prepare your child for the future, and that can be rather intimidating. There’s a few milestones that they’re going to hit that will let you know they’re heading towards a time where they’re no longer going to need you. Then, they’re the milestones that you need to be nurturing to be sure that they’ll leave your grasp a confident adult! So, we’ve got some things that you’ll see them go through, and some great advice on how you can help them through it!
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Off To College
This is the first, and possibly the most scary process they’re going to go through, rather than you. College is a big step into the adult world, one that is going to involve a lot of financial changes for them, as well as you! If you click here, you’ll be able to see some of the purchases your children are going to have to make to ensure they secure their college loan. The college loan is going to be something they’ll be paying off for a long time.
There are those families that are able to support their children through donations towards the student loan. If this is you, then great! The more you can support them the better. If you can’t give them financial support, you can at least give them financial advice. This is going to be a time where they’re most likely going go get themselves into a little bit of debt, especially when they actually start college. Teach them all of the money management skills that you can. Teach them to not borrow what they can’t afford, and to say no to plans if they can’t afford it!
Flying The Nest
This is probably going to be the most upsetting one for you, and possibly for them. They’ve been under your roof for years. You’ve been in each others company for years, and that’s going to be something that will be hard to detach from. So, the best thing you can do is guide them through the process of buying in terms of the mortgages and the prices they should be paying. It’ll all be alien to your children, and you’ll often find that they don’t understand the information they’re getting from other people.
Starting A Family
This is going to be the most exciting one. No matter what point in their life they decide to start a family, it’s going to be one of the best times of their life. How you help them depends on whether you have a boy or a girl. If it’s a boy, you’ll have to teach him how to be a good dad in the terms of supporting the mother. If you have a girl, you’ll have to guide them on getting through the pregnancy in terms of dealing with mood swings, cravings, and the process of actually giving birth.
