Other Resources
Readings and Websites
Suggested Reading List
Apter, T. (2001).
The Myth of Maturity. W.W. Norton & Company.
Barkin, C. (1999). When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents’ Survival Guide. Avon.
Brody, J. (2000). Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective Parenting for College and Beyond. Taylor Trade Publishing.
Coburn, K.L. and M.L. Treeger (1997). Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years. HaperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-095244-X
Davitz, L.L. and J. Davitz (2003). Getting Along With Your Almost Adult Kids. Sorin Books.
Jacobs, D.M. and R.G. Jacobs (2003). Parenting When Your Child Is an Adult. Vega.
Johnson, H.E. and C. Schelhas-Miller (2000). Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide for the College Years. St. Martin’s Griffin.
Kastner, L. and J. Wyatt (2002). The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life. Three Rivers Press.
Light, R.J. (2001). Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds. Harvard University Press.
McGarry, K. (2001). A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen. Survival in College Press.
Pasick, P. (1998). Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College. W.W. Norton & Company.
Raskin, R. (2006). Parents’ Guide to College Life. Random House Information Group.
Savage, M. (2003). You’re On Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me). Simon & Schuster.
Strauch, B. (2003). The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids. Doubleday.
VanSteenhouse, A. (1998). Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey From Home to College. Simpler Life Press.
Barkin, C. (1999). When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents’ Survival Guide. Avon.
Brody, J. (2000). Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective Parenting for College and Beyond. Taylor Trade Publishing.
Coburn, K.L. and M.L. Treeger (1997). Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years. HaperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-095244-X
Davitz, L.L. and J. Davitz (2003). Getting Along With Your Almost Adult Kids. Sorin Books.
Jacobs, D.M. and R.G. Jacobs (2003). Parenting When Your Child Is an Adult. Vega.
Johnson, H.E. and C. Schelhas-Miller (2000). Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide for the College Years. St. Martin’s Griffin.
Kastner, L. and J. Wyatt (2002). The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life. Three Rivers Press.
Light, R.J. (2001). Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds. Harvard University Press.
McGarry, K. (2001). A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen. Survival in College Press.
Pasick, P. (1998). Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College. W.W. Norton & Company.
Raskin, R. (2006). Parents’ Guide to College Life. Random House Information Group.
Savage, M. (2003). You’re On Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me). Simon & Schuster.
Strauch, B. (2003). The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids. Doubleday.
VanSteenhouse, A. (1998). Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey From Home to College. Simpler Life Press.
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