Do your compliments do more harm than good? You want to encourage your freshman. You want to have your child’s back no matter what. But what do your compliments actually communicate?
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How to Help Your College Freshman Deal with Loneliness
Does anyone else feel lonely at times in college? Your freshman is struggling with loneliness. How can a college parent help?
Should You Pay for Your Freshman's College Education?
College is expensive! You can hardly afford to make the payments. Should the college student pay for college? Or should the college parent cover all the school bills? This article present 3 important questions about your college freshman’s college education.
What Failure Teaches College Freshman
Why is your college freshman failing? Your child isn’t doing as well in college as you expected. What can you do as a parent to help? Although failure is frustrating, it teaches your freshman lessons she wouldn’t learn any other way.
How Often Should College Freshmen Go Home?
Is it alright for your college student to visit home every weekend? How often should your college student visit home? Coming home provides comfort and relaxation. But does this help or harm your college freshman?
5 Ways to Invest in Your College Freshman
Your freshman is experiencing so much change, but so are you. Letting go of your child is difficult. Knowing how to navigate your relationship now may be new territory for you. Try investing in your college freshman’s life in these 5 ways.
Why Your College Freshman Doesn't Call Home
After dropping off your college freshman, your child may be great at communicating for a month or so. But as the semester continues, your college freshman calls less and less. Your child may not be calling home for these 4 reasons.
Let Your Freshman Fight His Own Battles
You want to jump in and fix that problem. But what is this teaching your college freshman? After you solve the current problem, what happens the next time a problem occurs? Consider these 3 realities when considering how to help your college freshman handle problems.
Communicate Your Expectations
Your college freshman is not a mind-reader. He won’t know you expect him to call weekly unless you tell him. She won’t know you expect her to find a part-time job unless you tell her. Communicating your expectations to your college freshman can eliminate needless frustration.
5 Financial Facts Your College Freshman Doesn't Understand
What is a budget? Should a college freshman get a credit card? How do you pay tuition bills? What is FAFSA? Your college freshman may be fairly clueless when it comes to finances. You don’t expect him to be an expert. But you would like her to understand these 5 financial facts.
What the First Month of College Is Like for Your College Freshman
Your college freshman might be experiencing some college culture shock. Being alone with unprecedented freedom is a whole new experience. Even the most equipped student will face some of these 5 experiences within the first month of college.