Suggested Reading
There are some excellent books available that help prepare
parents for sending their students to college. A few are
listed below.
Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the
College Years. Coburn, Karen & Treeger, Madge
Recommended by deans and college officials across the country.
Easy to understand, covering a wide range of topics. Very
insightful descriptions of what a freshman actually confronts
in the first year.
133 WAYS to Avoid Going Cuckoo When the Kids Fly
the Nest, A Parent's Guide for Surviving Empty Nest Syndrome. Schaffer
L. & Wasserman, S.
You're On Your Own: (But I'm Here if you Need Me). Savage,
Marjorie
Stresses the role of mentoring, not just parenting. Emphasizes
how the adult relationship between student and parent changes
during the college years.
Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential
Parenting Guide to the College Years. Johnson, Helen & Schellhas-Miller,
Christine
Provides practical advice for parents beginning the college
process and goes through career and job searches. Also gives
parents an idea of what their student might be thinking or
feeling in many different situations.
College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health
Crisis and What to Do About It (Paperback) by
Richard D. Kadison, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
Written for parents, students, college
counselors, and administrators, College of the Overwhelmed is a landmark book that explores the stressors that cause
so many college students to suffer psychological problems.
When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival
Guide,
by Carol Barkin
When Kids go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing
Relationships,
by Barbara Newman and Philip Newman
You've taught them how
to do their laundry, brought them a year's supply of toothpaste
and shampoo, and lectured them on the do's and don'ts of
life beyond your home. The time has come for your child to
leave for college -- but are you prepared to say goodbye?
Written by a mother who survived the perils of packing her
own child off to school, When Your Kid Goes to College provides
supportive, reassuring, and helpful tips for handling this
inevitable but difficult separation.
How to Study in College, by Walter Pauk
This classic text
has helped over a million students turn adequate work into
excellent work. How to Study in College details such study
methods as visual thinking, active listening, concentration
techniques, note-taking strategies, and test-taking techniques
while incorporating material on life skills.
Quantum Learning: Unleashing the Genius in You, by Bobbi
DePorter and Mike Hernacki Take control of your life... free
your natural genius to perform to its true potential. Quantum
Learning features a revolutionary new format that introduces
the reader to a world of learning unlike any other.
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