There comes a time in all parents’ lives when they have to let go of their children. This can be an extremely painful and distressing time. This is what an empty nest syndrome is all about. Many parents go through this when their children go away to college or hostel. Sometimes adult children moving out to a place of their own may also cause this syndrome. The situation is worse for parents of an only child. This is because since the child came to their lives they planned everything around him or her. Suddenly there is this big empty space