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Resources for Parents

Resources for Parents

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Dorm LifeCollege is a period of great change for students and their parents.  Below we have listed some books that may be helpful for you during this time of transition.  These books may provide some insight to help you prepare for some of the unique experiences and challenges your children may have during their college years. 


Books

Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Me Money.  Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller.

The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life. Laura Kastner, Ph.D., and Jennifer Wyatt, Ph.D.

On Their Own: Creating an Independent Future For Your Adult Child with Learning Disabilities and ADHD: A Family Guide. Anne Ford and John-Richard Thompson.

Parenting College Freshman: Consulting for Adulthood
.  Dr. Linda Bips.






Confidentiality

Initial contacts from parents are greatly appreciated, especially when negotiating the steps in submitting required documentation.  Once the semester begins, however, we are unable to disclose student information to you without a Consent for Disclosure form signed by your son/daughter.  The form is available below. 

Consent to Disclose Information or Records

For more information about confidentiality related to student educational records, please read PLU's FERPA Policy Statement.