You're on Your Own
(But I'm Here If You Need Me):
Mentoring Your Child During the College Years

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For College Parents
One of the critical developmental steps for eighteen- to twenty-two-year-olds is to learn to make their own decisions. Today's students know that thoughful decision making includes gathering solid information and seeking reliable advice. The youth of this generation realize that their mothers and fathers have helped them get this far, and they recognize that some of their decisions can impact the family finances. They will continue to turn to their parents while they are in college. Because receiving and providing guidance from a distance is a new experience for both the student and the family, it requires new parenting and communciation skills as well as shared responsibility.
Marjorie Savage, You're on Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years, Simon & Schuster, second edition, 2009.

Web sites for parents

University of Minnesota Parent Program

University Parent Connection

College Parents of America

Parents of quiet, shy students worry that their student may not fit in or be as successful in college. Those less outgoing students, however, are an asset in the classroom and in the campus community.
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