Empty Nest Syndrome Analysis

Great post on the empty nest syndrome. This can be a difficult transitional time for parents or a single parent to endure. Once the children are gone and the home is empty, now what? I think to help alleviate the vast emotional rollercoaster that parent(s) may deal with is to prepare emotionally and mentally for the inevitable. Sadness, depression and even divorce can be a result of the empty nest if not acknowledge correctly (Gladding, 2015). I also believe that revisiting suppressed goals, and desires that parent(s) put aside to raise their children may potentially lessen the traumatic emotional void of the empty nest syndrome.
In addition, it is also a person’s perception about the empty nest syndrome. If as a parent, you view this transition