W. P. Carey Kit for Parents
This page is designed to help you find answers to your questions and concerns. The resources listed can help you understand university processes, help your student navigate his or her own way through these processes, and serve as a springboard for you to get involved with our college or the university.
Recommended Websites:
Recommended Books:
- You’re on Your Own (But I’m here if you need me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
– by Marjorie Savage
- Marjorie Savage, who has worked with parents and students at the University of Minnesota for a decade, addresses the sometimes tough issues facing parents and their college-age kids, as the latter seek independence (but still rely on counsel from Mom and Dad) and the former try to figure out just how involved they should be in their student’s undergraduate experience.
- Don’t Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years
– by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
- Parenting a college-bound student is tricky business; combining your emotional and financial support with your child's newfound independence can seem nearly impossible. The authors have created a practical guide that addresses specific situations and provides effective guidelines for changing the parent-child relationship.
- Letting Go: A Parents Guide to Understanding the College Years Fourth Edition
– by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
- The authors provide a compassionate approach, practical information, and sound advice about the physical and emotional processes of letting go. They discuss the college-age child's search for identity and independence; give a helpful description of how college life has changed over the decades; and provide a year-by-year breakdown of what to expect.
Academic Success at ASU – The skills your student needs to succeed.
Student Engagement at ASU – How you can help your student feel like a true Sun Devil.
Direction at ASU – How can I help my student find his or her academic path and make progress. Also, what happens at the end of these four years?
Paying the bills at ASU– How can I alleviate my concerns about financing higher education?
ASU Resources – Who can I contact for more information?
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