Recommended Reading
Parent Matters, electronic newsletter archive:
Five Star Reading material on parenting the college student abounds. Here are a few book titles available at your UNM Bookstore and other retailers:
Helen E. Johnson is a consultant to colleges and universities in the area of parent relations and is co‐author with Christine Schelhas‐Miller, of “Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years” (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2000).
Majorie Savage of the University of Minnesota Parent Program also consults and is author of “” (Simon and Schuster, 2003).
Our UNM orientation leaders say don’t miss out on “I’ll Miss You Too: An Off‐to‐College Guide for Parents and Students” by Margo E. Bane Woodacre and Steffany Bane, who write, “Entering the senior year of high school is like moving through a revolving door: attention needs to be focused on making a good exit!…”
A College 101 for mom and dad, the “Parents Guide to College Life: 181 straight answers on everything you can expect over the next four years,” is a must‐read by Robin Raskin, director of communications at The Princeton Review.
“My Freshman Year in College: What A Professor Learned By Becoming A Student”, by Rebekah Nathan – a pseudonym used by a seasoned teacher and cultural anthropologist who goes “undercover” in the dorm and classroom to offer this birds‐eye view of student life.
“Letting Go: A Parents’ Guide to Understanding the College Years,” by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger, fourth edition. Noted as a “seminal source of information for families and their college‐bound children.”
“The Doctor’s Complete College Girls’ Health Guide,” by Jennifer Wider, M.D.
“Road Trip Nation: A Guide to Discovering Your Path In Life,” by Mike Marriner and Nathan Gebhard, with Joanne Gordon. As seen on PBS.