Parent and Family Resources

Books

• Barkin, Carol. When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide.
• Bordon, Marian; Burlinson, Mary Anne; and Kearns, Elsie. In Addition to Tuition: The Parent's Survival Guide to the Freshman Year of College.
• Bordy, J. Bringing Home the Laundry; Effective Parenting for College and Beyond.
• Cohen, Harlan. The Happiest Kid on Campus: A Parent's Guide to the Very Best College Experience (For You and Your Child).
• Coburn, Karen and Treeger, Madge. Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years.
• Epstein, Joel. A Parent's Guide to Sex, Drugs, and Flunking Out: Answers to the Questions Your College Student Doesn't Want You to Ask.
• Gibbs, George. Campus Daze; Easing the Transition from High School to College.
• Harris, Marcia and Jones, Sharon. Helping Your College Student Succeed: The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning.
• Johnson, Helen E. and Schelhas-Miller, Christine. Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years. 
• Jones, Connie. She's Leaving Home: Letting Go As Daughter Goes to College.
• Keim, Will. The Truth about College: 50 Lessons for Parents Before They Start Writing Checks.
• Lauer, J. and Lauer, R. Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown.
• Light, Richard. Making the Most of College; Students Speak Out.
• MacKay, Jacqueline and Ingram, Wanda. Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College Experience.
• McGarry, Kaye. A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen.
• Mullendore, Richard and Hatch, Cathie. Helping Your First-Year College Student Succeed: A Guide for Parents.
• Newman, Barbara and Newman, Philip. When Kids Go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships.
• Pasick, Patricia. Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College.
• Savage, Marjorie. You're on Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me).
• Van Steenhouse, Andrea. Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College.

Websites

• www.higheredcenter.org/services/audiences/parents: Higher Education Center parent connection
• www.collegeparents.org: membership organization for parents of college students