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How to Help Your College Student Prepare for Living with a Roommate

May 25, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
One of the exciting, and sometimes terrifying, aspects of the college experience is living with a roommate for the first time. Most soon-to-be college students are anxious about beginning their residence hall experience. Some students have thought carefully...

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College Students and Credit Cards – Helping Your College Student Make Wise Decisions

May 19, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Numbers can tell us a lot, and it is important that we consider the sometimes surprising numbers regarding college student use of credit cards. In this article, however, we consider not only the numbers, but also what parents might do to help their college...

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Encouraging Your Student to Exercise in College

March 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
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. ...

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College Spring Break: Another “Letting Go” Experience for Parents

March 1, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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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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Talk to Your Student About Preventing Theft in College

November 11, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Most college students head off to college with lots of “stuff”. Students need to furnish their rooms, take the items that they need for daily living, take study aids, clothing, recreational items, and sentimental items that may remind them of home, family and friends...

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Signs That Your College Student May Be in Trouble

September 19, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
It is a natural thing for college parents to worry about the success of their student in college. We hope for the best, mostly assume the best, and then we worry. If your college student is a long distance away, or may have had some difficulties in high school,...

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Your Penny-Pinching College Student

August 26, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
College is expensive. There is no way around it, and no argument about it. Tuition and fees are high, the cost of textbooks has skyrocketed, and there are more unexpected expenses than you anticipated. Sometimes parents pay all costs, sometimes students...

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Send Your Student to College With a “Comfort Pack”

August 8, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
It is, of course, inevitable that your college student will get sick while she is at school. It may happen early in her college career, or it may not happen for a while. She may be very ill, or more likely, just miserable with a cold or virus circulating through...

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Helping Your College Student Reduce Roommate Conflict

July 29, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Roommate conflict is unavoidable. Although, as parents, we hope that our college student will get along perfectly with his college roommate, it is an unrealistic hope. Whenever individuals live closely together, some amount of conflict is inevitable. ...

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