Parents/family members play a critical role in their loved one's transition to college life. Below we've compiled a few resources that may help you along the way...

CSU Parent and Family Calendar/Handbook

Supporting Transitions - A Guide for Parents and Families" calendar/handbook

College Parents of America

College Parents of America was created to become a one-stop shop of information and guidance for parents – from the time they begin preparing for their children to go to college, through the complex admissions process, until their college graduation.

The Boomerang Effect:  Moving Home After Graduation

• Moving Home After Graduation?  Five Tips for Grads & Parents by K. Brissenden, May 10, 2006.
• Boomerang Kids:  85% of College Grads Move Home by J. Dickler, November 15, 2010
• Why Grown Kids Come Home by H. El Nasser, January 1, 2005
• Empty Nest No More:  Working with Families on the Moving Back Transition, a NASPA Presentation by A. Zemlak & M. Savage, March 13, 2011

CSU's Drugs, Alcohol, and You - Parents Guide

The above link contains a few resources to help parents/family members with the important issues of alcohol and other drug use.

Transition Year:  Parent Edition

Resources to support your student's emotional health in college. 

A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen
Kaye McGary, c 2001

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

Emerging Adulthood:  The Winding Road from Late Teens through the Twenties
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, c 2004

How to Help Your Teenager Find the Right Career
Charles Shield, c 1995

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

Transitions: Making Sense of Life Changes                                                     William Bridges c 2004

When Kids Go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships
Barbara Newman and Philip Newman, c 2002

When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide
Carol Barkin, c 1999 Avon

When Your Kids Go To College
Salvi Lucantoni and Michael Hunt, c 2002

You're on Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
Marjorie Savage, c 2003 Fireside

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The Parthenon

A guide for parents and families of students interested in Greek Life at Colorado State University.