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. At the midpoint in the semester, or just a little past that point, both you and your student may be reevaluating how things are going. Your student has settled in, more or less, has made some friends, has developed habits of behavior, and has likely received some midterm grades or indications of academic progress.&nb
Parents are the encouragers. We encourage our college students to study, to make friends, to get involved in activities at school, to get to know their professors. Consider adding to your list encouraging your college student to get enough exercise. According to a study done by researchers at Ohio State, as many as 52% of college students do not exercise. The study also found that students differ in their response to social support for exercise, with women responding m
