Parent Resources

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Interested in learning more about how to navigate the college experience with your student? Here are some books you may find helpful:

	You're On Your Own (but I'm here if you need me:) Mentoring Your Child During the College Years Marjorie Savage 2003
	Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective Parenting for College and Beyond Janis Brody 2000
	Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money Helen Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller 2000
	Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years Karen Coburn, Madge Lawrence 1992
	Millenials Rising Neil Howe and William Strauss 2000
	Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College Patricia Pasick 1998
	When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide Carol Barkin 1997
	Success Without College: Why Your Child May Not Have to Go to College Right Now-and May Not Have to Go at All Linda Lee 2000

• A Word of Welcome from the Director
• Staying in Touch with Your College Student
• Homesickness
• Understanding the Transition to College
• My Child is Struggling - How Can I Help?
• My Child is Struggling - Should I Let Her Withdraw From School?
• A Letter to Parents from the Office of Safety - Useful information you can use to help your child have a safe college experience.
• Study Abroad - Information designed for parents from Messiah's office for student study abroad opportunities.
• To view the online version of the student health insurance brochure, go to Insurance Brochures and enter the appropriate policy number. For residents of the United States, the policy number is BSA-00122. For international students, the policy number is BSA-00123.
• Helpful Books
• MRSA: Important Information for Parents
• Home for the Holidays - My child is struggling. Should I let him/her withdraw from school?