When my child first left for college, I thought I had prepared for everything—the packed bags, the new bedding, and the long road trip to campus. What I was not fully prepared for was the phone call just a few days later, filled with tears and the quiet words, “I miss home.” In that moment, I realized homesickness at college was not just something students dealt with—it was something parents had to navigate too. I had to resist the urge to rush back, scoop my child up, and bring them home. Instead, I had to learn how to support them…