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  • Is Your Student Ready to Take Control?
    February 16, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    As college parents, we need to assume a new role and step into the background of our student’s college experience.  However, this only works if your student is ready to take control.  One of our tasks as parent is to help our student get ready for college. ...
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  • Is Your College Student a Good Roommate?
    February 5, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    Much has been written to help students get along with roommates.  Much of what is written, however, focuses on what to expect from a roommate and how to react to potential problems.  Rather than focusing on how to deal with a roommate, we’d like to suggest some...
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  • Does Your College Student Exercise?
    January 26, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    As college parents, we encourage our students to study, to make friends, to get involved in activities at school, to get to know their professors.  Now add to your list encouraging your college student to get enough exercise.  According to a study done by...
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  • Is Your College Student Making Some Poor Decisions?
    January 17, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    Most college students will make mistakes and most will learn from those mistakes.  Wise students and their parents recognize that mistakes are part of the learning curve.  As a parent, you may want to anticipate and watch for potential poor decisions and talk to...
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  • Supporting Your College Transfer Student
    January 6, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
      A transfer to a new college is a fresh start.  As a college parent, you can help your student make this adjustment smoothly.  According to both the Department of Education and the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, nearly 60% of college...
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  • Resolutions for You and Your College Student
    December 27, 2012 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    We’d like to offer some suggestions to keep in mind as you and your student think about creating your own resolutions for the fresh start that the second semester of the year offers.  Give some thought to these characteristics of good resolutions as you consider what...
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  • Helping Your Student in the Job or Internship Hunt
    December 15, 2012 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    In these difficult economic times, most college parents are anxious about their students finding an appropriate internship or first job.  As parents, we want to do all that we can to help support our student through the search process.  However, there may be a...
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  • Final Exam Time for Your College Student
    December 8, 2012 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    You know that your student is struggling and you feel as though you cannot do a lot to help.  Sometimes final exam period may feel like one of those times.  You can’t take the exams for your child.  You may be too far away to help him study (and you probably...
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  • Helping Your Student in Trouble
    November 27, 2012 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    Although parents worry about their students encountering trouble in college, parents need to keep perspective and remember that college students are generally resilient and will adjust and bounce back.  However, if you’ve sensed that your student is struggling– either...
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  • Help Your College Student Ask for Help
    November 17, 2012 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
    There are many resources available on every college campus to help your student succeed.  Sometimes, however, the problem is getting students to ask for the help that they need.  Perhaps you’ve already done a great job helping your student discover what resources...
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