Parent Resources
Empty Nest Resources How do parents deal with the process of a child leaving home for college? Here are a few resources which may help. Although I have not checked these out personally, they have been recommended by Richard Grisel, Director of College Counseling, The College Preparatory School in Oakland, California.
Ahmad,
Shaheena. The Yale Daily News Guide to Succeeding in College
Barkin, Carol. When Your Kid Goes to College: A
Parents’ Survival Guide. After author’s son went off to college
she interviewed parents around the country to get their perspectives.
Beymer,
Lawrence, Richard Nelson. Parenting a College Student - Do's and Don'ts
for Making Effective Choices
Bickle, Bruce, Stan Jantz. Real Life Begins After
High School.
Bips, Linda L., Kristina Wallitsch, and
Brody, Janis. Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective
Parenting for College and Beyond.
Carr, Marie. Sending Your
Child to College--Prepared Parent's Operational Manual
Cohen, Harlan. The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues
You Might Run Into in College.
Combs, Patrick. Major in Success:
Dobkin, Rachel and Shana Sippy. The College Woman’s
Handbook.
Gibbs,
George. Easing the Transition from High School to College Mostly
for students but has good section for parents at the end
Gibbs, George. Campus Daze.
Grayson, Paul A., Philip W. Meilman. Beating the
College Blues.
Hanson, Jennifer. The Real Freshman Handbook.
Johnson, Helen E., Christine Schelhas-Miller. Don’t Tell
Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the
College Years.
Jones, Connie. She’s Leaving Home.
Jones, Marilee, Ginsburg, Kenneth. Less Stress,
More Success: A New Approach to Guiding Your Teen Through College Admissions
and Beyond; by a former admissions director at MIT and a pediatrician.
Kastner, Laura and Jennifer Wyatt. The Launching Years: Strategies
for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
Korn,
Rachel. How to Survive Getting Into College Mostly for students but
has good section at the end that will be helpful to them and to parents.
Latzko, Marian B. I Can Do It! A Micropedia of Living
on Your Own.
Light, Richard J. Making the Most of College: Students
Speak Their Minds.
Litt, Ann Selkowitz. Eating Well on Campus.
Nieuwenhuis,
Marjorie. The Parent's Guide to College Admissions Mostly about the
parent's role in the admissions process but has good part at the end about
things the parent should do before and after they leave.
O’Callaghan, Karin R. Money Management for
College Students.
Pasick, Patricia. Almost Grown: Launching Your Child
from High School to College
Rich, Jason. The Everything College Survival Book.
Rollins, C.E. 52 Ways to Get Along With Your College
Roommate.
Rowh, Mark. Coping with Stress in College.
Rubenstone, Sally and Dalby, Sidonia Panicked Parents
Guide to College Admissions. (Chapter 1) Peterson’s 2002.
Savage, Marjorie. You're On Your Own (But I'm Here
if You Need Me) : Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
Seaman, Barrett. What Your College Student Won’t
Tell You.
Smith, M.J., Smith and Fred Smith. The Smart Student’s
Guide to Healthy Living.
Steenhouse, Andrea Van. Empty Nest…Full Heart: Journey
from Home to College. Practical advice from a mom/PhD Psychologist.
Collegiate Parents – http://www.collegiateparents.com/
College Parents of America http://www.collegeparents.org/ - only national membership association dedicated to advocating and to serving on behalf of current and future college parents.
Knowledge for College – http://www.parentanswerservice.com/ – features a free e-newsletter to help parents navigate the college selection, application and financing process; detailed information from saving for college and finding scholarships to financing strategies; easy to understand loan information.
Check out all the other sites for college and career resources online.