Suggested Reading
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.
Parents' Guide to College Life: 181 Straight Answers on Everything You Can
Expect Over the Next Four Years (College Admissions Guides)
by Robin Raskin. Honest answers to real questions parents have when they send
their children to college.
You’re on Your Own (But I’m Here If You Need Me)
by Marjorie Savage. Realistic and practical advice for parents of college-age
kids.
Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money
by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller.
Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College Experience
by Jacqueline Kiernan MacKay and Wanda Johnson Ingram. Real-life strategies from
parents who’ve dealt with everything.
Doors Open From Both Sides, The Off-To-College Guide From Two Points of View:
Parents and Students
by Margo E. Bane Woodacre. One for you and your child to read together to
understand each other’s perspectives.
Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years
by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger. Written by a college dean and
a psychotherapist, this book was mentioned the most by NACAC members
When Your Kid Goes To College
by Carol Barkin. The author decided to write the book after sending her son off
to college. She interviewed parents around the country to get their perspectives
on the college transition
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College by Patricia
Pasick
Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College
by Andrea Van Steenhouse. Practical advice from a Mom and Ph.D.
Campus Daze by
George Gibbs
The College Guide for Parents
by Charles Shield (Published by the College Board)