Resources for Parents, Family, & Loved Ones
These resources are intended to provide support for parents, family, and loved ones of students in their own journey after a student goes to college. Please see our Outreach page for additional information regarding consultations.
Supporting Your Student
- Becoming a Wise Parent for Your Grown Child: How to Give Love and Support without Meddling by Betty Frain, Ph.D & Eileen M. Clegg
- Consejos Para Apoyar a Su Estudiante
- How to Help When Your Student is in Distress
- Signs of Distress
- Tips to Support your College Student
Adjusting to the College Transition
- When Your Kid Goes to College: a Parent's Survival Guide by Carol Barkin
- You're on your own (But I'm here if you Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years by Helen E. Johnson
- Been There, Should Have Done That II: More Tips for Making the Most of College by Suzette Tyler
- She's Leaving Home - Letting Go as a Daughter Goes to College by Connie Jones
- Give Them Wings by Carol Kuykendall
- Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College by Andrea Van Steerhouse
- How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Nest: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown by Jeanette C. Lauer
- Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College by Patricia Pasick
- I'll Miss You Too: An Off-to-College Guide for Parents and Students by Margo E. Woodacre Bane & Stephanie Bane
Other Resources
- College Parents of America
- National Resource Center for First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
- Guide for Parents of Student with Disabilities (University of Texas-Austin)
- Articles for Parents and Family Relations (OSU)
- Resources for People with Transgender Family Members
