Moving your incoming freshman to college is a process.

It involves lots of researching, making lists, and shopping.

It usually is filled with mostly low motivation and self-doubt on your freshman’s part, and it evokes many emotions on your part.

As you prepare for the big move to college, I want to provide resources for first-time college parents who are new to this moving-to-college process. 

Below are links to 6 posts with helpful tips on…

• Buying items for college

• Packing for college

• Moving into the college dorm

Buying items for college

11 College Buys Parents May Need to Help With

There are certain items that are way out of your freshman’s price range. In fact, your freshman may not even be aware that these items will be helpful.

This post includes 11 items you may want to help your freshman with (if you think it would be best for them to have these items). See the complete list here.

17 Easy-to-Forget College Items Parents Can Help Remember

From bedding items to the tiny miscellaneous things that can be hard to remember, it’s hard for your incoming freshman to remember everything.

This post includes helpful items by categories to help you and your freshman get what they will need for college. See the itemized list here.

5 Dorm Items Parents Shouldn’t Purchase Before College Move-in Day

Your vehicle and your freshman’s luggage will likely be bursting at the seams. There’s no need to pack more than necessary on your trip to college.

This post includes common items you can purchase when you arrive in your child’s college town. See a list of these items here.

Packing for College

Packing for College: 3 Tips to Help Your Incoming Freshman

Buying all the items is one thing, packing them is another mammoth task. Rather than waiting until a day or two before move-in day, ramping up in your packing process makes things so much less stressful.

This post includes practical tips to make the packing process less painful. See these packing tips here.

Moving Into the Dorm

4 Tips for Moving Your Child to College for Freshman Year

Move-in day can be very stressful and emotional. Knowing how to prepare and what to expect can help this day be more meaningful and memorable for you and your freshman.

This post includes practical move-in day tips to help you plan. See these college moving tips here.

7 Tips for Moving into College Dorms During a Pandemic

While we’re not in the thick of 2020 anymore, the pandemic isn’t all behind us yet (sadly). This semester still has some unknowns.

For those feeling uncertain about the future and a little anxious about how this going to college during a pandemic thing will turn out, this post helps provide practical tips for moving into a college dorm. See these tips here.

For first-time college parents moving to college is just as new to you as it is your freshman.

This time can be stressful, adding strain to your relationship with your soon-to-be college freshman. Instead, this time right before college starts should be focused on strengthening your relationship and guiding your freshman as they enter this new stage of life.

And the posts listed above can help you do just that.