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Resources

We understand how hard it is to send your child off to school. We feel that the following resources provide a plethora of useful information to help ease this transition for you.

Books

1. You're on your own (But I'm Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years - Marjorie Savage
   
   This book helps parents identify the boundaries between necessary involvement and respect for their child's independence. Marjorie Savage, who as a parent herself empathizes with moms and dads, but who as a student services professional understands kids, offers advice on wide-ranging issues, including:
• How to cope with your family's mood changes in the months before move-in day on campus
• Why students complain about the food but still manage to gain fifteen pounds their first year
• How to teach basic financial responsibility, including the handling of credit cards and academic expenses
• When parental intervention is critical
  With anecdotes and suggestions from experienced parents and college staffs nationwide, the strategies and tips provided throughout will help you to create a loving, supportive partnership responsive to the needs of both you and your children.
  
  
  
2. Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years - Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
   
   Based on real-life experience and recommended by colleges and universities around the country, Letting Go offers compassionate, practical, and up-to-the-minute information to help parents with the emotional and social changes of the college years.
   
• When should parents encourage independence?
• When should they intervene?
  
• What issues of identity and intimacy await students?
  
• What are normal feelings of disorientation and loneliness for students—and for parents? *What is different about today’s college environment?
• What new concerns about safety, health and wellness, and stress will affect incoming classes?
  
  
  
3. Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money - Helen Johnson
   
   Brimming with humorous case examples and realistic dialogues, this comprehensive guide covers the fundamental college issues, including:
   • Preparing for College: what to bring, how to stay in touch, and how to handle money
   • Adjusting Socially: roommates, stress, time management, and Greek life
   • The Search for Identity: intimate relationships, choosing a major, and lifestyle and value decisions
   • Handling Crises: depression, drug and alcohol abuse, dropping out, and eating disorders
   • Postgraduate Choices: job hunting, internships, and graduate schools
     

Online Resources

College Parents of America – www.collegeparents.org

An extensive website for current and future college parents. Be sure to visit their Parent Resource Center; “Your family's free one-stop shop for vital information and guidance leading to and through college.”