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

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