Empty nest syndrome: The long goodbye Tue 2 Aug 2011 at 09:48 As a working mother, Celia Dodd found that the wrench of 'empty nest syndrome' took her by surprise.

7 ways to cope with empty nest syndrome. As excited teenagers embark on their first term at university, they’ll probably have little time to think about the poor parents they left at home.

Plan ahead. Fill your diary with work and social activities. Arrange to meet friends who are also experiencing the empty nest. Rekindle romance. You have time, now, to enjoy being alone as a couple.

"Even when you adore your kids and live in peace, love and harmony with them — as most of us do, most of the time — there’s nothing quite like that deep exhalation when the door finally ...

Many parents may be breathing a sigh of relief this week. The schoolroom beckons, putting an end to the long summer stretch and the never-ending task of keeping the kids busy. Brendan O'Connor's ...

THAT'S MEN: Stress is more likely with a crowded house, writes PADRAIG O'MORAIN ...

Empty nest syndrome is an emotional condition that occurs when children leave home and go out for college, a job, or marriage or start living separately. During this time, ...

Of course her nest is not actually empty as she still has her adopted children, David and Mercy (both 10), to keep her occupied and her birth daughter, Lourdes (19), is around too. That actually ...

Mark Consuelos Reveals the Hilarious Way He & Kelly Ripa Coped With Empty Nest Syndrome first appeared on Parade on Jul 23, ...

A mother suffering from “empty nest” syndrome attacked her only child during a campaign of harassment after she became jealous over him moving out of their family house to set up home with his ...