Suggested Readings for Parents
Many parents have found the following list of books helpful in preparing for and dealing with adjusting to their student's new life in college:
- A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshman
By: Kaye Bernard - And Suddenly They’re Gone: What Parents Need to Know About the Empty Nest
By: Patricia Olson - Been There Should’ve Done That
By: Suzette Tyler - Been There Should’ve Done That: More Tips for Making the Most of College
By: Suzette Tyler - Confessions of a College Freshman
By: Zach Arrington - Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to College
By: Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller - Generations
By: N. Howe and W. Strauss - Guide to the College Experience
By: Jacqueline Kiermana MacKay and Wanda Johnson - In Addition to Tuition: The Parent’s Survival Guide to the Freshman Year
By: Marian Edelmen Borden - Let the Journey Begin: A Parent’s Monthly Guide to the College Experience
By: Jacqueline MacKay and Wanda Ingram - Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years
By Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger - Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Today’s College Experience
By Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger - Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation
By: N. Howe and W. Strauss - Millennials Go to College
By: N. Howe and W. Strauss - When Your Kids go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships
By: Barbara Newman and Philip Newman - You’re on Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
By: Marjorie Savage
Available for purchase at the Salisbury University bookstore:
- A Family Guide to Academic Advising
By: Donald C. Smith and Virginia N. Gordon
Helpful Websites
- College Parents Matter: Have the Conversation (The Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems)
- College Parents of America
- Maryland Higher Education Commission
- The Century Council: Talking to your student about drinking in college
- The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA): Guidance for navigating the financial aid process for college