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Helpful Books

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

The Stressed Years of Their Lives

B. Janet Hibbs, Ph.D., M.F.T. & Anthony Rostain, M.D., M.A.

2019

The Stressed Years of Their Lives Book

You're On Your Own (but I'm here if you need me:) Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
Marjorie Savage
2003
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Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective Parenting for College and Beyond
Janis Brody
2000
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Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money
Helen Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
2000
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iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us
Jean M. Twenge, PhD
2017

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Letting Them Go: Prepare Your Heart, Prepare Your Child for Leaving Home
David Veerman
2006
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