Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years

Helen E. Johnson, Christine Schelhas-Miller

ISBN 10: 0312263740 / ISBN 13: 9780312263744

Published by Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years
• Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312263740
• ISBN 13: 9780312263744
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Finally, a Dr. Spock for College Parents

Does your daughter call home in tears over the latest "crisis," leaving you feeling helpless and concerned? Is your son confused about his major? When children leave for college many parents feel uncertain about their shifting role. By emphasizing the importance of being a mentor, Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money shows that parents may have lost control over their college student, but they haven't lost influence.

Brimming with humorous case examples and realistic dialogues, this comprehensive guide covers the fundamental college issues, including:
* Preparing for College: what to bring, how to stay in touch, and how to handle money
* Adjusting Socially: roommates, stress, time management, and Greek life
* The Search for Identity: intimate relationships, choosing a major, and lifestyle and value decisions
* Handling Crises: depression, drug and alcohol abuse, dropping out, and eating disorders
* Postgraduate Choices: job hunting, internships, and graduate schools

About the Author

Helen Johnson founded and directed Cornell University's first Parents' Program. She has worked for more than twenty-five years in higher education as a writer, career center director, assistant dean of students, and program manager. She is the parent of two recent college graduates and lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Christine Schelhas-Miller teaches adolescent development in the department of human development at Cornell University and is a consultant to independent, secondary schools on issues related to adolescent development. For over twenty years she has worked in higher education, providing academic, personal, and career counseling to students. She is the parent of two children and lives in Ithaca, New York.