When they go to college

For parents of teenagers | 8:05 pm by jamie | Comments Off on When they go to college

On the importance of giving your teens space to grown into adulthood when they go to college:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/why-parents-should-leave-their-kids-alone-at-college/2011/08/21/gIQAmxHLVJ_blog.html

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20110821/APC04/110819112/Back-off-parents-too-connected-their-college-students-

http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/education-news/2011/aug/21/banewso3-dont-be-a-helicopter-parent-ar-251643/

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/600204–cutting-the-electronic-umbilical-cord

and how to cope when they go:

http://novi.patch.com/articles/the-college-transition-coping-strategies-for-parents

http://lowermoreland.patch.com/articles/college-101-what-happens-after-move-in-day-4

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/jul/02/communication-helps-parents-child-through/

On the benefits of staying in touch:

http://www.dailygamecock.com/viewpoints/item/2337-stay-in-touch-with-home-to-ease-concerns

and on their potential homesickness:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-harke/mom-i-want-to-come-home_b_935846.html

And on how parents can keep in touch via new technologies:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/lifestyles/s_754061.html

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