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Suggested Reading

Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years
Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger. © 2003 – 4th Edition

Doors Open From Both Sides: The Off-to-College Guide From Two Points of View: Parents and Students
Margo E. Bane Woodacre, MSW and Steffany Bane

Words To Live By: A Journal of Wisdom for Someone You Love
Emily and Kate Marshall © 2005 Broadway Books

You're On Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
Marjorie Savage © 2003 Fireside

When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents Survival Guide
Carol Barkin © 1999 Avon

Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College
Pasick, Patricia, M.ed., PhD. © 1998

Empty Nest...Full Heart - The Journey from Home to College
Van Steenhouse, Andrea, PhD. © 1998

In Addition to Tuition: The Parent's Survival Guide to Freshman Year of College
Edelman Borden M, & Keams, Elise. © 1996

The Truth About College: 50 Lessons for Parents Before They Start Writing Checks
Keim, Will. © 1997

When Your Kids Go to College
Lucantoni, Salvi & Michael Hunt. © 2002

A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen
McGary, Kaye B. © 2001

Chicken Soup for the College Soul: Inspiring and Humourous Stories About College
Canfield J, Hansen MV, Clark D, & Kirberger, K. © 1999

The Debt-Free Graduate: How to Survive College or University Without Going Broke
Murray Baker © 1996

Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years
Johnson, Helen and Christine Schelhas-Miller © 2000

Once My Child, Now My Friend
Elinor Lenz © 1985 (reissue)

Where's Dad Now That I Need Him?: Surviving Away From Home
Betty Frandsen © 1991

133 Ways to Avoid Going Cuckoo When the Kids Fly the Nest: A Parent's Guide for Surviving the Empty Nest Syndrome
Lauren Schaffer and Sandy Fleischl Wasserman © 2001