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Resources for Parents


Resources for Parents

Below is a list of books for parents. The first group focus on the student's transition. The second group focus on the impact on the parents' lives.

Focus on the Student's Transition to Life Away from Home
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College
by Patricia Pasick


College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do about it
by Richard Kadison

       
Don’t Tell me What to Do, Just Send Money
by Helen E. Johnson

        
Empty Nest ... Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College
by Andrea Van Steenhouse


The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior to College Life
by Laura Kastner , Jennifer Fugett Wyatt
Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years, Third Edition
by Karen Levin Coburn (Author), Madge Lawrence Treeger


When Kids Go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships
by Barbara M. Newman , Philip R. Newman

       
When Your Kid Goes to College; A Parent's Survival Guide
by Carol Barkin


You're On Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me) : Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
by Marjorie Savage




 

Focus on the Parents' Experience of Changes Occurring during the College Years
Transition to College: Separation and Change for Parents and Students
by Robin F. Goodman, Ph.D., New York University Child Study Center


Transition to College Stresses Parents and Kids
by Emily Hagedorn / The Detroit News

       
Mothers and Their Adult Daughters: Mixed Emotions, Enduring Bonds
by Karen Fingerman, Ph.D.


Empty Nest...Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College
by Andrea Steenhouse

How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming your Life when Your Children have Grown
by Jeanette Lauer et al



Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
by Anne Lamott


She's Leaving Home: Letting Go as a Daughter Goes to College
by Connie Jones

The Empty Nest: When children Leave Home
by Shelley Bovey

When You're Facing the Empty Nest: Avoiding Midlife Meltdown When Your Child Leaves Home
by Mary Ann Froehlich