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Getting to Know Your College Student in a New Way

July 7, 2013 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
If you are the parent of a college student, you may wonder at times whether your student is still an adolescent or whether he is an adult. Your opinion may change from day to day. You are not alone. Your student may be entering a phase of life now labeled...

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

December 27, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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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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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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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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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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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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College Family Weekend Provides Multiple Opportunities for College Parents

September 23, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
You’ve probably already visited your child’s college several times. You may have had one or more admission visits, an orientation visit, and then you dropped him off at the beginning of the school year. However, each time you visited, both you and your student...

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How Parents Can Help Make College Move-In Day A Success

July 27, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
After all of the months, and years, of preparing, it’s finally here! As college move-in day approaches, parents recognize the reality of having their student actually head off to college. Somehow, you know your student will eventually get packed,...

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