My eldest son is leaving community college and heading to out of state university. =( As you can imagine, I'm not handling it so well (eeeeek) hence the help tips.
That being said, I've posted this great article here to help us parents cope with this major life change.
According to Today.com these are some tips on how to survive as a parent
http://www.today.com/parents/how-deal-when-child-heads-college-parents-survival-guide-t46681