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Nine Ways to Help Your College Student Get a Fresh Start for Second Semester

January 5, 2011 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central

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What to Expect from Your College Student’s First Semester Grades

December 6, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Many college parents wait expectantly, hopefully, and sometimes fearfully for those first semester college grades as a measure of how their student is doing in college. Although many students may have a better inkling of what to expect when the grades arrive, they,...

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Helping Your College Student With Sibling Relationships

November 7, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
As our college student heads off to college, we may be feeling the “empty nest” syndrome, even though there are still other children at home. The family is different now, with one or more students off to college. We know that things are different and we work to...

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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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Helping Your New College Student Consider Computer Needs

July 19, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Most college students head off to college these days with a computer. Although a personal computer may not be absolutely necessary since most colleges have computer labs for student use, it is definitely a convenience to have your own computer.

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The Four Essentials Your Student MUST Take to College

July 8, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
If your student is heading off to college for the first time, both you and your student are probably focused on what she needs to take with her. Everyone is giving her suggestions. She’ll see lists from the college, lists from her friends, lists from major...

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Twelve Places on Campus Your First Year College Student Should Locate Early

June 9, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
One of the truths of college parenting for many of us is that we worry about our college students. We may worry a lot, or we may worry only a little. We worry about our students’ health and safety, their ability to make friends, to make wise decisions and...

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How the Americans with Disabilities Act Might Affect Your College Student

April 25, 2010 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Colleges and college parents have at least one thing in common – they want college students to succeed. For some students, that success may depend on accommodations to help them accomplish their goals.

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Is Your College Student Academically At-Risk?

November 17, 2009 - Vicki Nelson College Parent Central
Colleges and universities want their students to succeed. Whether the institution is a highly selective ivy-league college or an open enrollment community college, schools want to see their students accomplish their goals. Unfortunately, not all students enter...

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