Letting Go (Fifth Edition): A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years
Autor Karen Levin Coburn, Madge Lawrence Treegeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 17 mar 2009
For more than a decade,Letting Gohas provided hundreds of thousands of parents with valuable insights, information, comfort, and guidance throughout the emotional and social changes of their children's college years—from the senior year in high school through college graduation.
Based on research and real life experience, and recommended by colleges and universities around the country,Letting Go, Sixth Edition, has been updated and revised, offering even more insightful, practical, and up-to-date information. In this era of constant communication, this edition tackles the challenge facing parents: finding the balance between staying connected and letting go.
- When should parents encourage independence?
- When should they intervene?
- What issues of identity and intimacy await students?
- What are normal feelings of disorientation and loneliness for students—and for parents?
- What is different about today's college environment?
- What new concerns about safety, health and wellness, and stress will affect incoming classes?
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780061665738
ISBN-10: 0061665738
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:5
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
ISBN-10: 0061665738
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:5
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
Textul de pe ultima copertă
For
more
than
a
decade,Letting
Gohas
provided
hundreds
of
thousands
of
parents
with
valuable
insights,
information,
comfort,
and
guidance
throughout
the
emotional
and
social
changes
of
their
children’s
college
years—from
senior
year
in
high
school
through
college
graduation.
Based on research and real-life experience, and recommended by colleges and universities around the country,Letting Go, Sixth Edition,has been updated and revised to offer even more insightful, practical, and up-to-date information—including the latest resources, updated websites, an expanded bibliography, and tips on how parents can fully tap into social media to glean more information than ever before. In this era of constant communication, this edition tackles the challenge facing parents: finding the balance between staying connected and letting go.
Based on research and real-life experience, and recommended by colleges and universities around the country,Letting Go, Sixth Edition,has been updated and revised to offer even more insightful, practical, and up-to-date information—including the latest resources, updated websites, an expanded bibliography, and tips on how parents can fully tap into social media to glean more information than ever before. In this era of constant communication, this edition tackles the challenge facing parents: finding the balance between staying connected and letting go.
- When should parents encourage independence?
- When should they intervene?
- What issues of identity and intimacy await students?
- What are normal feelings of disorientation and loneliness for students—and for parents?
- What is different about today’s college environment?
- What new concerns about safety, health and wellness, and stress will affect incoming classes?
Recenzii
“Letting
Goshould
be
a
required
text
for
any
college
parent.
It
reflects
today’s
college
student’s
reality
and
helps
prepare
parents
for
the
exciting
journey
that
awaits
both
them
and
their
sons
and
daughters.”
“A seminal source of information for families and their college-bound children.”
“Filled with practical and up-to-date information, Letting Go is must-reading for parents embarking on this next stage of life with their soon-to-be college students. Undoubtedly, the best guide available today.”
“A sensitive, informative and well-written guide to help parents know what their children are getting into when they leave for college. Full of practical advice and psychological insight, it’s a better antidote than Valium for the anxieties parents feel as they prepare to let their children go.”
“As a high school principal, I find Letting Go to be an invaluable resource. Written in a humorous and accessible style, it answers the questions ‘What happens next and how can you deal with it?’”
“A seminal source of information for families and their college-bound children.”
“Filled with practical and up-to-date information, Letting Go is must-reading for parents embarking on this next stage of life with their soon-to-be college students. Undoubtedly, the best guide available today.”
“A sensitive, informative and well-written guide to help parents know what their children are getting into when they leave for college. Full of practical advice and psychological insight, it’s a better antidote than Valium for the anxieties parents feel as they prepare to let their children go.”
“As a high school principal, I find Letting Go to be an invaluable resource. Written in a humorous and accessible style, it answers the questions ‘What happens next and how can you deal with it?’”