College Parent News and Views

The more that college parents know and understand about the college experience, the less we worry and the better we will be able to help our students to succeed and thrive throughout their college career.  However, there is an overwhelming amount of information out there on the web.   We’d like to help you find some of the information that might be most interesting and useful to you as a college parent.

In News and Views we share recent college related news and sources we’ve found as we do our research.  We hope that this feature will help to introduce you to new ideas and to help you keep up with some of the current issues that may affect your college student — and you.

We invite you to read some of the articles suggested below — and to let us know what you think of some of the ideas included here.

Raising Teenagers: Protect When You Must, Permit When You Can

Success in college (and life) begins much earlier than college. You lay the groundwork earlier than you think.

 

Navigating a College Fair

If visiting college fairs is in your future, here are just a few suggestions that may make the process a little bit easier.

 

3 Reasons Not to Overthink Your Final College Choice

Some reassurance for all of those juniors and seniors who feel there is only one right choice college for them.  Breathe.

 

The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parent

Are you involved in your college student’s academic career?  You’re obviously not alone. Colleges are recognizing that as well.

 

A Letter of Apology to a Son Graduating from College

Required reading for every parent.

 

”When I Was Your Age” and Other Pitfalls of Talking to Teens About Stress

Our children are more stressed than ever.  Knowing how to frame a conversation can make all of the difference of whether or not it is helpful.  Good advice here for turning the conversation around.

 

When Parents Need to Say No’ to a Teen’s College Choices

As painful as it may be, sometimes we need to say no. Here are some important reasons why that may be OK.

 

 


Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Log In

or

Log In to Favorite articles and Post listings

Enter College Name to See Local Results

Log In

Contact Us

Forgot your password?

Your new password has been sent to your email!

Logout Successful!

Find Your School

You just missed it! This listing has been filled.

Post your own housing listing on Uloop and have students reach out to you!

Upload An Image

Please select an image to upload
Note: must be in .png, .gif or .jpg format
OR
Provide URL where image can be downloaded
Note: must be in .png, .gif or .jpg format
Please enter First Name Please enter Last Name Please enter Phone
Please enter Email
Please enter Message

By clicking this button,
you agree to the terms of use

Please enter Email

By clicking "Create Alert" I agree to the Uloop Terms of Use.

Image not available.

Success, your registration has been submitted

An email has been sent to you with a link to verify your registration
Image not available.
By clicking Get Started or Sign In you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service