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Talk About Safety With Your College Student

August 24, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The actions that college students take each day are important factors in increasing their safety. Parents can, and should, talk to students about increasing their awareness of their actions on a daily basis. Parents and students might also consider some of the...

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Why Your Student May Want to Stay on Campus for the Summer

June 1, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
There are varying reasons why some students choose to stay at school over one summer – or several summers. Although it may be hard for you to understand why he doesn’t want to come home, you may need to think about his reasons so that you will be able to understand...

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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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Is Your College Student Getting in His Own Way?

February 5, 2012 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Sometimes, students create their own challenges during their college years. Sometimes, students seem to undermine themselves by making assumptions or restricting their choices. These students seem to get in the way of their own success. As a college parent, you...

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Are There Secrets to College Success?

December 6, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
If there were absolute, no fail secrets to college success that worked for every student, every student would know them and follow them and be successful. The reality is that there are no sure-fire secrets that work for every student. Each student is an...

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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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Helping Your College Student Stay Healthy Living in the Dorm

August 16, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College life, for resident students, is communal life. Students live together in apartments or dorms and share their music, their ideas, their belongings, their clothes, and their germs. It is a truth of college life that many students begin to get sick just a...

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Why Summer Orientation Is Important for Your College Student

July 7, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Five Conversations Parents and College Students Should Have Before the First Year of College

June 22, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The summer before your student heads of to college is an exciting, busy, and stressful time for everyone. There’s lots to do to prepare – forms to complete, finances to consider, orientations to attend, shopping to do. Your student may be working and is also...

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Should My College Student Have a Car on Campus?

June 21, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Cars. Many of us spend a great deal of our time in them. Our teenagers can’t wait until they can get their license and gain some independence. Some surveys tell us that as many as 70% of college-age students own or have access to cars. Cars have...

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