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Ten Wise Decisions Your College Student Can Make to Improve His GPA

January 10, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Nine Ways to Help Your College Student Get a Fresh Start for Second Semester

January 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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New Year’s Resolutions for College Parents – and Their College Students

December 28, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Book Review: Parents’ Guide to College Life

December 28, 2010 - 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. In this...

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What Can My College Student Do During Winter Break?

December 15, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Most college students eagerly look forward to Winter Break as a welcome respite from their college life. Whether your student has adjusted well to college life or is still struggling to find his place, the break from school and the chance to rest and regroup is...

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Students Taking Longer to Graduate

December 12, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
According to national statistics, the average for students graduating from college is now five years rather than four years. Objectively, we may hear that statistic and find it moderately interesting. However, when it is our college student who may take more...

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Keeping the Dialogue Open With Your College Student

December 9, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Before your college student headed off to school, you may have had some good conversations about both her expectations and your expectations, and about both of your hopes – for grades, for money management, for behavior, or for other things important to both of you. ...

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What to Expect from Your College Student’s First Semester Grades

December 6, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Many college parents wait expectantly, hopefully, and sometimes fearfully for those first semester college grades as a measure of how their student is doing in college. Although many students may have a better inkling of what to expect when the grades arrive, they,...

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Parents Can Help College Students With the End-Of-Semester Stress Meltdown

December 1, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College parenting is difficult. Anyone who has a student headed to college, in college, or recently out of college has realized just how difficult the college parenting job can be. One of the most difficult things about this phase of parenting is feeling...

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College Parenting With the College Calendar

November 27, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As a college parent, or pre-college parent, you probably used the calendar diligently to watch the deadlines for college fairs and open houses, college applications, financial aid forms, deposit deadlines, and housing deadlines. Now that your student is actually in college...

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