Parent & Family Resources
Recommended Books for Parents & Families in Transition
Below you will find books and resources that discuss the transition issues faced by many parents and families of traditional college students. We have developed this list in an effort to partner with parents and families and support the variety of concerns or questions families may have as their student develops through the stages of late adolescence and early adulthood. As new research and literature is released, we will review and update these sources accordingly.
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
The Happiest Kid on Campus: A Parent's Guide to the Very Best College Experience (for You and Your Child)
By Harlan Cohen
The iConnected Parent: Staying Close to Your Kids in College (and Beyond) While Letting Them Grow Up
By Barbara K. Hofer and Abigail Sullivan Moore
You’re On Your Own (But I’m Here If You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
By Marjorie Savage
Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years (5th edition)
By Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen (3rd edition)
By Kaye Bernard McGarry
The First Year Out: Understanding American Teens after High School
By Tim Clydesdale
I’ll Miss You Too: An Off-to-College Guide for Parents and Students: What Will Change, What Will No, and How We’ll Stay Connected
By Margo E. Bane Woodacre and Steffany Bane
My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student
By Rebekah Nathan
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
By Laura Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt
She’s Leaving Home: Letting Go as Daughter Goes to College
By Connie Jones
Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College Experience
By Jacqueline Kiernan MacKay and Wanda Johnson Ingram
When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents’ Survival Guide
By Carol Barkin