Suggested Reading for Parents
You may find the following books and websites useful as you and your child transition to college:
The Happiest Kid on Campus: A Parent’s Guide to the Very Best College Experience; by Harlan Cohen (Sourcebooks, 2010)
Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years; by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger (Harper, 2009)
You’re On Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years; by Marjorie Savage (Fireside, 2009)
I’ll Miss You, Too: An Off-to-College Guide for Parents and Students; by Margo E. Woodacre-Bane and Steffany Bane (Sourcebooks, 2006)
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life; by Laura S. Kastner, PhD. and Jennifer Wyatt, PhD. (Clarkson Potter, 2002)
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 (St. Martin’s Press, 2000)
When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent’s Survival Guide; by Carol Barkin (Harper, 1999)
Online Resources:
www.adolescenthealth.org (You can download one free copy of "The Healthy Student" from this webpage.)
