When the holidays arrive, so will the college students some of you tearfully sent off a few months ago. Now they're coming back with their own schedules and ways of doing things, expecting turkey and, perhaps, some clean laundry.

STA Travel, the youth and student travel company, has tips on how to ease your returning student back into life at home for the holidays:

-- Talk about changes in advance. "If you’ve transformed your student’s bedroom into an office or media room, let them know in advance. They will appreciate the heads-up and you will avoid any arguments when they find out for themselves."

--"Expect them to rest. What you might see as lazy is just your student catching up on some much-needed rest. Remember that students are coming off a very stressful time of studying and final exams, so they probably didn’t get much sleep. Don’t worry if they sleep in the first few days they are back home. They need to be rested and rejuvenated for the next semester."

--Plan ahead. "Work out a schedule ahead of time for the visit home. Set aside time for (students) to visit with family, but make sure they have time to visit with their old friends as well. If you show some consideration to their plans, they will likely return the favor."

--"Set some ground rules. Set some basic rules with your student before they return home, but allow for some flexibility in certain areas. You may not be able to enforce a curfew, but ask them to let you know of their plans and when they expect to be home."

--"Plan for shared resources. Set a schedule or some rules for bathroom use and another other shared resources. If your student has to share a bedroom or bathroom, or sleep in a guest room, make sure they have their space. You don’t want them to feel like they’ve been left out of the family."

Do those of you who've been through this have anything to add?