Recommended Readings for
Parents
Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years, by
Coburn and Treeger
A Guide for
Families of Commuter Students, by Cathie Hatch and Tracy
Skipper
Helping
Your First-Year College Student Succeed: A Guide for Parents,
by Richard H. Mullendore and Cathie Hatch
You’re on Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your
Child During the College Years, by Marjorie Savage
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
133 Ways to Avoid Going Cuckoo When the Kids Fly the Nest: A
Parent’s Guide for Surviving the Empty Nest Syndrome, by Lauren
Schaffer and Sandy Flieschl Wasserman
Let the Journey Begin; A Parent’s Monthly Guide to the College
Experience, by Jacqueline Mackay and Wanda Ingram
The Empty Nest: When Children Leave the Home, by Shelley
Bovey
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior to
College Life, by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Fugett Wyatt
When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent’s Survival Guide, by
Carol Barkin
Transition to College: Separation and Change for Parents and
Students