Further Reading for Parents
Books
Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years, by Helen Johnson.
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior to College Life, by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Fugett Wyatt.
Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years, 4th ed., by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger.
You're On Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years, by Marjorie Savage.
"Offer roots and wings"
Caring about your child's well-being and success at school doesn't make you a helicopter parent. You still play an important role in the life of your son or daughter. Read more in this Wheaton Quarterly story.
For more advice on parenting a first-year college student, see the Washington Post article, "College Parents Learn to Survive the First Year," by Steve Gladis.
Do you have a book to recommend?
We'd love to hear about the books that have been helpful to you or your child as you prepare for and navigate the college years. Send us an e-mail with your recommendations.