Suggested Reading for Parents

10 Things Employers Want You to Learn in College by William D. Coplin (2003)

50 lessons for parents before they start writing checks: The truth about college by Will S. Keim (1997)

Almost Grown: Launching Your Children from High School to College by Patricia Pasick (1998)

A new beginning – A survival guide for parents of college freshman by Kate Bernard McGarry, M.Ed. (1998)

A Parent’s Guide to Sex, Drugs, and Flunking Out: Answers to the Questions Your College Student Doesn’t Want You to Ask by Joel Epstein (2001)

Chicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and Humorous Stories About College by Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Dan Clark and Jack Canfield (1999)

College Of The Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis And What To Do About It by Richard Kadison, M.D. & Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (2004)

College Rules! How to Study, Survive and Succeed in College by Sherrie L. Nist, Jodi Patrick Holschuh and Sherrie Nist (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 (2000)

Empty Nest…Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College by Andrea Van Steenhouse (2002)

For Parents Only: Tips for Surviving the Journey From Homeroom to Dorm Room by Julia Johnson and Mary Kay Shanley (2002)

Hand-Me-Down Dreams: How Families Influence Our Career Paths and How We Can Reclaim Them by Mary h. Jacobsen, Sarah Silbert (Editor)

Helping your College Student Succeed: The Parent’s Crash Course in Career Planning by Marcia B. Harris and Sharron L. Jones (1996)

How To Survive And Thrive In An Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown by Robert H. Lauer (1999)

I Miss You Too: An Off-to-College Guide for Parents and Students by Margo E. Woodacre Bane and Steffany Bane (2006)

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Last Updated January 23, 2009