The way students can cope homesickness by themselves is to be optimistic. Importantly, look everything positively and be self-confident. They may want to shape attitudes about the school through Web-based and in-person discussion of the positive aspects of the experience. Positively coping the new environment is associated with greater optimism and less homesickness. Plan for how and when to maintain connections with home. Letters, e-mail, video chats, phone calls, and in-person visits can all be part of a healthy connection with family and friends. Invite someone they have met at college to go home together. This will give them a person in their new environment that they can talk with about the things they are missing back home. Writing about their feelings and experiences may help them feel less lonely. It often helps to put thoughts and feelings down on paper. Additionally, talk to someone else about how they feel, any new student will probably feel much the same as they do.
Another way is by their family. Parents can help their kids by providing them comfort, making them feel easy. Telling them that it’s completely normal to feel homesick, let them know they are NOT ALONE! Everyone is feeling missing home. Explain that it is better to let them feel sad, miss family, friends, pets, etc. because that means their parents will always be with them when they’re down. Telling them to have a good cry, it’s nothing to be ashamed of when they’re really feeling down to it and tears can be cleansing. If the student wants to come home right away. Explain that going home early could set them up to have significantly fewer opportunities to meet new friends, maintain existing relationships, and be involved in extracurricular activities, all of which are vital to helping them adjust to college.