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Web Resources for Parents
Several other college counseling centers have put together resources
for parents; these materials are aimed at helping parents deal with
their son or daughter's transition to college. Follow the links
below for more information.
Parent Survival Guide--This
excellent page from Shenandoah University contains information on
personal and academic transitions, as well as nine useful,
well-described tips for parents of college students.
Just for Parents--The University of Texas offers coping
strategies as well as suggestions for how to help your child from a
distance.
Parent Resources--George Washington University provides
information on what both parents and students may experience during
the transition to college. They also offer suggestions on how to
support your child as well as describe how counseling services can
be helpful.
Parents and
Families Resource Page--Westfield State College offers a list of
many additional helpful sites of particular interest to parents and
families.
What Parents Need to Know about College Drinking--An excellent
resource page on things to consider when your child is choosing a
college, staying involved during your child's freshman year, and
getting assistance if your child is involved in an alcohol incident.
SPEAK to Your Children in College--New York State's program for
suicide prevention and education, or SPEAK, encourages ALL parents
of college-aged students to familiarize themselves with both the
stressors of college life and the symptoms of depression in order
facilitate communication with your children. SPEAK to your son or
daughter about suicide now!
Recommend Reading
The book
The College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis
and What To Do About It provides an excellent overview of
the various psychological and emotional stressors commonly faced by
college students. The book is intended to familiarize parents with
these issues as well as to offer strategies for how parents can help
their children; there is a section specifically designed for
students as well.
Parent's Story - This is
wonderful poem about the experience of leaving your child at
college. Grab some tissues before you read!
Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money written by Helen E.
Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
When children leave for college, many parents feel uncertain about
their shifting roles. By emphasizing the importance of being a
mentor to your college student, Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send
Money shows parents how to influence their college student while
still supporting their independence. The authors offer valuable
insight into the minds of college students and provide parents with
simple suggestions for improving communication with their children.
Filled with humorous anecdotes and realistic dialogs between parents
and students, this comprehensive guide covers a wide range of issues
including financial matters, academic concerns, social adjustment,
and postgraduate choices.
Empty Nest...Full Heart: the Journey from Home to College
written by Andrea VanSteenhouse, Ph.D.
The author chronicles the tumultuous journey from the senior year of
high school, through the challenging summer, to the first year of
college for students. Featuring an emphasis on the freshman
experience, Empty Nest...Full Heart offers a lighthearted yet savvy
look at this turbulent time. The book's generous and compassionate
scope makes it lively, humorous, an emotionally resonant.
Helping Your First Year College Student Succeed
written by
Richard H.
Mullendore and Cathie Hatch of the National Orientation Director's
Association
This informational pamphlet focuses on "letting go" as a long-term
process that should never be completed. The authors encourage
parents to renegotiate their relationship with their student as an
adult. This concise guide features ten sections about the major
events and feelings parents and students will likely experience
during the first year of college and offers suggestions for
resolving these issues.
Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College
Experience written by Jacqueline Kiernan MacKay
As you and your first-year college student begin the school year,
many questions may arise. Parent Orientation will be one opportunity
to get answers to your questions. Knowing what to ask will help you
maximize the benefits of your orientation. Use the strategies in Let
the Journey Begin to tackle problems and find solutions. Start with
these questions and review more FAQ's in Chapter 2. Remember, there
is always something new to learn!
Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years
written by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
Letting Go leads parents through the period of transition
that their student experiences between the junior year of high
school and college graduation. The authors explain how to
distinguish normal development stages from problems that may require
parental or professional intervention. The new edition explains the
differences between college life today and the college life parents
experienced twenty or thirty years ago. It features a completely new
resource guide that introduces parents to campus technology, useful
websites, and other organizations providing information on a wide
range of topics.
When Kids Go to College: A Parents Guide to Changing
Relationships written by Barbara M. Newman and Philip Newman
This practical guide will answer that important question and tell
you how to make the most of these exciting years. Topics covered in
this book are: identity formation, values development, career
exploration, social relationships, sexuality, alcohol and drug
abuse, romantic relationships, dorm life, personal freedom,
depression, discrimination, and college bureaucracy.
How To Survive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your
Children Have Grown, by Robert Lauer, 1999.
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College,
by Patrick Pasick, 1998
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