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Parent & Family Programs Bookshelf
Making the Most of College: Students Speak Their Minds
by Richard J. Light
Filled with practical advice, illuminated with stories of real students' self-doubts, failures, discoveries, and hopes, Making the Most of College presents strategies for academic success.
World Made by Hand
by James Howard Kunstler
This year’s summer reading selection is World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008), a novel set in the indeterminate near future in upstate New York. All fossil fuels have been depleted, the USA and NY state lack functioning governments, and the world is, literally, ‘made by hand.’ World Made by Hand complements TCNJ’s theme for the year, “Human Health and Environmental Sustainability.” Mr. Kunstler will be the principal speaker at Community Learning Day at the TCNJ campus on September 17th.
When Your Kid Goes to College; A Parents Survival Guide
by Carol Barkin
This book provides helpful information for parents, especially about networking with other parents whose children are going off to college. It offers advice on giving students the freedom to grow and develop, while still allowing them to balance their independence with parental dependence.
Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective Parenting for College and Beyond
by Janis Brody
Bringing Home the Laudry, by a clinical psychologist and family counselor, reveals the core issues facing parents and their college-bound children. These issues include dealing with separation anxiety, depression, decision making, and keeping in touch. The author identifies and explains parental behaviors that provide a secure foundation for children.
Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years (4th ed.)
by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
Letting Go leads parents through the period of transition that students experience between the junior year of high school and college graduation. The authors explain how to distinguish normal development stages from problems that may require parental or professional intervention. This new edition explains the differences between college life today and what parents may have experienced 20 or 30 years ago.
Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Me Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years
by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
When children leave for college, many parents feel uncertain about their shifting roles. The authors emphasize the importance of parents being mentors to their college student, and assist parents on how to be an influential factor in the life of their student while supporting their independence. The authors offer insight into the minds of college students and provide parents with simple suggestions for improving communication with their children.
How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown
by Jeanette Lauer and Robert H. Lauer
"Empty Nest" is a rather bleak metaphor for a home in which with kids have "flown the coop," and for many parents, this can be a time of conflicting emotions, ranging from feelings of grief and loss to relief and even exhilaration. But as the authors point out, it is also a time for new beginnings, a time to build upon old relationships, to expand personal interests and to set new direction for life.
Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College Experience
by Jacqueline Kiernan MacKay and Wanda Johnson Ingram
As parents and their first-year college student begin the school year, many questions may arise. Knowing what to ask will help parents maximize the benefits of attending transition programs such as parent orientation. This brief text includes innovative features and activities to help parents deal with the issues they and their first year children face during the freshman year of college. It highlights the ongoing process of adjustment and is structured in eight sections to reflect the school-year cycle.
