16 Feb 2024

When grown-up kids move out

From Nights, 10:20 pm on 16 February 2024

Next week marks the start of university semesters in New Zealand.

Thousands of parents will be dropping off their children at flats and residential colleges to take their first step into independent life.

Psychologist Gloria Fraser joins Nights to talk through the complex feelings that come with saying goodbye and navigating relationships with adult children.

Teddy bear in an empty child's room.

Teddy bear in an empty child's room. Photo: 123rf.com