Additional Resources
The Center for First Year Studiesis always here for support; however, there are also several books and articles we recommend that are filled with useful information and advice.
Suggested Books
Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds Richard Light 2001 My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student Rebekah Nathan 2005 Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College Millenials Go To College Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective Parenting for College and Beyond Career Coaching Your Kids: Guiding Your Child Through the Process of Career Discovery Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money Majoring in Success: Building Your Career While Still in College The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning: Helping Your Student Succeed When Your Kids Go to College Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide You're On Your Own (but I'm here if you need me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years Success Without College: Why Your Child May Not Have to Go to College Right Now-and May Not Have to Go at All Life After Graduation: Financial Advice and Money Saving Tips
Suggested Other Reading
"ANation of Wimps" By: Hara Estroff Marano http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20041112-000010.html
Revolution Health ttp://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/mental-behavioral-health/college-health/parents/mental-health
College Parents of America http://www.collegeparents.org/cpa/index.html
Karen Coburn, Madge Lawrence
1992
Jennifer Worick and Joshua Piven
2004
Neil Howe and William Strauss
2003
Janis Brody
2000
David Montross, Theresa Kane and Robert Ginn, Jr.
1997
Helen Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
2000
Anthony Arcieri and Marianne Green
1999
Marcia Harris and Sharon Jones
1996
Lucantonia Salvi et al.
1994
Patricia Pasick
1998
Carol Barkin
1997
Marjorie Savage
2003
Linda Lee
2000
Terry Arndt, John Ricchini
2001