Resources for parents
I’m Going to College—Not You!: Surviving the College Search with your Child by Jennifer Delahunty, 2012
Written by parents of college students, this book gives practical advise to parents on how to avoid being a "helicopter parent" while still giving their teen the support he/she needs as he/she goes through the college admission process. |
College Admissions Together: It Takes a Family by Steven Roy Goodman and Andrea Leiman, 2007
Written by an educational consultant and a family psychologist, this book not only walks parents and students through the college admission process, but also serves as a guide to healthy family relationships during the transition from living at home to going to college. |
Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller, 2011
Guides parents through the their child's first year of college. This book focuses on the changes in the parent-child relationship that happen when a young adult leaves home. |
Getting in Without Freaking Out: The Official College Admissions Guide for Overwhelmed Parents by Arlene Matthews, 2006
Helps parents and teens navigate the admission process with humor and a minimum of anxiety. |
You're On Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years by Marjorie Savage, 2009
A parent and student services professional, Marjorie Savage gives essential advice to parents about finding the boundaries between being involved in their child's lives and respecting their new independence. |