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Recommended Reading

We know that your student going to college is both a transition for them as well as for parent and family members. These resources could help.

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Books on Young Adult Transitions

  • Lessons I Learned from My Mother Michael Sanseviro (2011)

  • How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success Julie Lythcott-Haims (2015)

  • Emptying the Nest: Launching Your Young Adult toward Success and Self-reliance B. Sachs (2010)

  • Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money -Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller (2011)

  • What the Best College Students Do. Ken Baines (2012)

  • Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus. K. Bogle (2008)

  • Getting Wasted: Why College Students Drink Too Much and Party So Hard. V.T. Vander (2011)

Parental Guides

  • Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change –William Bridges (2017)

  • The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only –Harlan Cohen (2012)

  • Parenting 20-Something Kids: Recognizing Your Role as They Find Their Way -Martha Pope Gorris (2005)

  • You’re On Your Own (But I’m Here If You Need Me) - Marjorie Savage (2009)

  • Getting Ready for College: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go From Bike Locks to Laundry Baskets, Financial Aid to Health Care - Polly Berent (2003)

  • University Parent Guide to Supporting your Student’s Freshman Year. Sarah Schupp (2014)

  • Happiest Kid on Campus: A Parent’s Guide to the Very Best College Experience (for you and your child). H. Cohen (2010)

  • Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years, Fifth Edition. K.L. Coburn, M.L. Treeger (2009)

  • What to Expect When Your Child Leaves for College: A Complete Guide for Parents. M. Spohn (2008)

  • The iConnected Parent. Dr. Barbara K. Hofer and Abigail Sullivan Moore (2011)

  • Doors Open from Both Sides: The Off-to-College Guide from Two Points of View—Parents and Students. Steffany Bane and Margo E. Bane Woodacre (2006)

  • Let the Journey Begin: A Parent’s Monthly Guide to the College Experience. Jacqueline Kiernan MacKay and Wanda Johnson Ingram (2002)

  • iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy—and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood—and What That Means for the Rest of Us. Jean M. Twenge. PhD. (2018)

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