- Textbook options
- Compare the differences between high school and college
- Articles for parents
- Online resources
- Supporting your commuter student
Should students buy new or used books? Weigh the pros and cons using the info provided here. (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Compare the differences between high school and college on this chart(Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Articles for Parents
How to Deal With Your Child Wanting to Drop Out of College
This article discusses ways in which parents can handle this often difficult conversation with their student. Even though, there is no easy way to handle your student saying they want to drop out of college there are some ways in which you may be able to guide the conversation to a positive direction. Please click on the article link above to learn more.
Encourage Your Student to Get to Know their Professors
This article discusses the importance of your student building strong relationships with their professors. This is one of the most important relationships your student will have while at college. Please click on the link above to learn ways in which your student can build strong relationships with their professors.
The Art of Letting Go (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
This is an article written by a Canisius Alum about letting go of your college student. Please click on the link above to read more on this topic.
Making the Transition to College: A Guide for Parents
This is a great guide created by Marylene Cloitre, PH. D and Demy Kamboukos, PH.D from New York University. It gives great tips for parents on preparing your adolescent for college, tips for your student’s first year in college, indications that your child is having difficulty adjusting with college life and taking care of yourself while your student is away at college. Please click on the link above to read more on this topic.
Harlan Cohen: America’s Most Trusted College Life Expert
Harlan Cohen is an author, speaker, and nationally syndicated columnist reaching millions of readers across the world. He is one of the youngest syndicated columnists and one of the most trusted voices when it comes to issues affecting people in their teens, twenties, and thirties. Cohen also wrote the popular book The Naked Roomate: And 107 Issues You Might Run Into in College
On-line Resources
Below are some online links and resources that you may find helpful:
- The United States Department of Education
- The College Parent Advisor
- The Parent Connection
- The "Everything You Need at College" List
Borden, Marian Edelman, Burlinson, Mary Anne, & Kearns, Elsie R. (1995). In addition to tuition: The parent's survival guide to freshman year of college. New York: Facts On File, Inc.
Coburn, Karen Levin, & Treeger, Madge Lawrence. (1997). Letting go - A parent's guide to understanding the college years (3rd ed.). New York: Harper Perennial.
Harris, Marcia B., & Jones, Sharon L. (1996). Helping Your College Student Succeed: The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning. Lincolnwood, Il.: VGM Career Horizons.
Johnson, Helen E., & Schelhas-Miller, Christine. (2000). Don't tell me what to do, just send money: The essential parenting guide to the college years. New York: St. Martin's Griffin.
Keim, Will S. (1997). 50 lessons for parents before they start writing checks: The truth about college. St. Louis, Missouri: Chalice Press.
Marshall, Emily, & Marshall, Kate. (2005). Words to Live by: A Journal of Wisdom for Someone You Love. New York: Broadway Books.
McGarry, Kaye Bernard, M.Ed. (1998). A new beginning - A survival guide for parents of college freshman. Charlotte, North Carolina: Survival in College Press.
Newman, Barbara M., & Newman, Philip R. (1992). When kids go to college: A parent's guide to changing relationships. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press.
Click here (Adobe Acrobat PDF) to read about the Commuter Student Association services and activities along with suggestions to support your commuter student.