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Talking to Your College Student About Stress

February 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As parents, we want to help our students have the best college experience possible. We want to protect them from harmful things and keep them healthy. As college parents, some of the difficulty that we experience is knowing that we cannot always “make things...

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Is Your College Student Stressed? Probably.

February 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College students experience a lot of stress. As parents, some of us are acutely aware of our student’s stress levels, and to others of us it may be less obvious. Of course, not every student experiences stress, and some students actually thrive on a certain...

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Book Review - I'll Miss You Too

February 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
From time to time, we like to review some of the books available for parents of college students. There is a wealth of literature available to help parents cope with the transition to college and the changes that occur throughout the college years.

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Ten Ways Parents of College Students Can Use the College Website

February 4, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
When your son or daughter was in the midst of the search process for college, chances are that he or she (and possibly you) spent countless hours poring over college websites. College websites have become an extremely important admissions tool. Many students who...

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Helping Your College Student with Goal Setting – and Action Plans

January 27, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
There’s a quote that’s attributed to Yogi Berra that says, “You’ve got to be careful because if you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere else.” In true Yogi Berra fashion, his seemingly simplistic quote may contain some important wisdom. For college...

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What is Add/Drop or Course Shopping Period?

January 26, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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When Your College Student Is Unhappy

January 26, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Colleges Are Working to Keep Your Student Enrolled

January 26, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Retention is not a new topic, but it is an important topic for colleges. Your student’s college wants him to stay enrolled. It is good for your student, and obviously, it is good for the college. Many students transfer to a different college – often after a...

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How You Can’t Help Your College Student Stay in School

January 26, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Students work very hard to get into college. Students (and their parents) spend years, and countless hours, making just the right list of potential colleges, visiting school after school, studying for SAT or ACT exams, writing college essays, filling out applications...

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Helping Your College Student Jump Start the Second Semester

January 23, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
One of the advantages of the college yearly cycle at most schools is that there are two opportunities each year for a new beginning. September (or late August) and January mark the beginnings of new terms or semesters. Each new semester is an opportunity to...

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