My son is starting in university next week and I'm so scared for him. He's a very quiet, shy person and he doesn't have many friends. He has spent the last 12 months at home because he decided to take a year out after finishing school as he didn't know then what he wanted to do. I can't help worrying about him and I can see that he is starting to get nervous about it now, especially over the past few days. I worry about the what if's - what if he doesn't make new friends, or doesn't like the course, or just can't settle down to university life.
Have other parents on here felt anything like this when their own kids were starting university? Is there any advice I should give him? Is it normal for me to worry like this?