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What to Do If Your College Student Is on Academic Probation

November 29, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
No college student heads off to college with the plan to be placed on academic probation and face potential dismissal. Few parents, when they drop their student off for college in September, expect that their student will struggle to the point of being placed on...

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Cheering Your College Student on From a Distance

October 29, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As parents, we want to support our college student in every way that we can. We want her to know that we are aware that she is working hard. We want her to know that we are proud of her. We want to be present to see the fruits of her efforts, and to...

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Helping Your College Student Avoid “How Do I Tell My Parents?” Fears

October 28, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Things happen. As college students work at their increasing independence and responsibility, as they learn that some of the choices that they are making are good choices and others are not, as they strive to find balance, as they struggle to accept consequences for...

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Involving Grandparents in the College Experience

October 20, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Several research studies tell us that college students who have a strong support system at home do better in college. As college parents, we work hard to provide that support system. We may even think about how to involve siblings in our college student’s life....

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What to Do If Your College Student is Sick at School

September 24, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As parents, we worry when our children get sick. We worried when they were infants, we worried when they were young, and we continue to worry about our children when they become adults. When your child is far away from home, you worry even more.

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What Do I Do If My College Student Is Homesick?

September 17, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Of course, not all college students will get homesick when they go away to college. Many students adjust well, settle in, and have a wonderful experience. Some students may experience some homesickness, but their parents will never know about it. It may...

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Helping Your College Student Be a Better Student: Twelve Questions to Ask

September 3, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Your college student may have been an outstanding scholar in high school, or he may have struggled throughout his academic career. His patterns of being a student have been set for years. However, college provides a new academic start for students. ...

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Be Prepared For the “Meltdown” Phone Call From Your College Freshman

August 30, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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Two Habits That Will Make Your College Student Stop Listening To You

August 23, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As a college parent, you experience a changing relationship with your college student once she heads off to college. During her growing years, you have functioned as caretaker, worrying and working to make sure that all has gone as well as possible in many areas of...

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Affirming “Helicopter Parents”: How To Hover Constructively

August 20, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
The concept is certainly not new, but it warrants continual examination – and sometimes redefinition In this article, we consider the consequences of helicoptering and suggest some possible ways in which parents might hover productively.

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