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Four Keys to Emotional Intelligence – Helping Your Student Understand Her Emotions

November 13, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The college years can be an emotional time. As a college parent, you may hear about your student’s highs and lows daily, or you may be unaware of the range of feelings. You may feel that your student needs help coping, and you may find yourself offering advice...

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Who Is Advising My College Student About Academic Issues?

November 7, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
When your student heads off to college, you may worry that she will get lost in the crowd. It is true that, even in a small college, your student will most likely be on her own more than she was in high school. She will be making her own decisions (some good and...

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Communicating With Your College Student: Six Principles to Help You Make the Most of Opportunities

November 6, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
When your child leaves home for college, you worry about losing contact. She will be living at college, and perhaps not returning home for several weeks or months, so you worry. However, with some effort on your part, your communication with your student may...

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How Parents Can Help College Students Value Their Mistakes

November 4, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
No one likes to make mistakes.

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Safety for Your Student Studying Abroad

October 29, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
If your student wants to study abroad, you will naturally worry. But accidents, disasters, and unforeseen events can occur anywhere at any time, even at home. We’d like to suggest a few things to think about, and to discuss with your student, as you and she plan her...

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What if My Student Disagrees With a Course Grade?

October 15, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Sometimes a student expects the grade he receives in a class, and sometimes he may be taken by surprise. Sometimes a student knows that a particular grade is coming, but he is not satisfied with the grade. Grades are intended to reflect the work produced and the...

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Ten Suggestions for College Parents to Help Students Through the Stress of Midterm Exams

October 7, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Midterm exam time is a stressful time for most students. For many students, midterm exam time comes as a wake-up call. The beginning of the semester has progressed smoothly, or so it seems, and then suddenly your student realizes how much there still is to do on...

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Why Your College Student Should Talk To Her Professor If She’s Struggling

October 6, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Many college students, even the best college students, struggle at one time or another. It may be a difficult time for the student, it may be a difficult subject for the student, or there may be a teaching/learning style issue with the instructor. Whatever the...

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Is Your College Student Investing Enough Time Studying?

October 4, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As a college parent, you probably have very little influence over the amount of time your college student spends studying. That is appropriate, as you begin to allow your student to gain independence and control over his choices and decisions. However, you might...

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Will My College Student Experience A Sophomore Slump?

September 30, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College administrators and faculty, and college parents, place a lot of emphasis on the transition to college and the first-year experience. We all know that these new college students, and their parents, will be undergoing a tremendous transition as they enter the...

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