Books for Parents of College-Bound Students

The admission counselors, high school counselors, and other professionals on the NACAC e-mail list recommend the following books for parents of college-bound students:

• Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger. Written by a college dean and a psychotherapist, this book was mentioned the most by NACAC members
  
  
• When Your Kid Goes To College by Carol Barkin. The author decided to write the book after sending her son off to college. She interviewed parents around the country to get their perspectives on the college transition
  
  
• Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College by Patricia Pasick
  
  
• Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College by Andrea Van Steenhouse. Practical advice from a Mom and Ph.D.
  
  
• Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
  
  
• Campus Daze by George Gibbs
  
  
• The College Guide for Parents by Charles Shield (Published by the College Board)

Written by Jennifer Gross.