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  Suggested Readings   
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  Many parents have found the following list of books helpful in preparing for and dealing with adjusting to their student's new life in college.   
     
  A New Beginning:  A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshman
By: Kaye Bernard
 
 
     
  And Suddenly They’re Gone:  What Parents Need to Know About the Empty Nest
By: Patricia Olson
 
 
     
  Been There Should’ve Done That
By:  Suzette Tyler
 
 
     
  Been There Should’ve Done That:  More Tips for Making the Most of College
By:  Suzette Tyler
 
 
     
  Been There Should’ve Done That:  More Tips for Making the Most of College
By:  Suzette Tyler
 
 
     
  Confessions of a College Freshman
By:  Zach Arrington
 
 
     
  Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to College 
By: Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
 
 
     
  Generations
By: N. Howe and W. Strauss
 
 
     
  Guide to the College Experience
By: Jacqueline Kiermana MacKay and Wanda Johnson
 
 
     
  In Addition to Tuition:  The Parent’s Survival Guide to the Freshman Year
By:  Marian Edelmen Borden
 
 
     
  Let the Journey Begin:  A Parent’s Monthly Guide to the College Experience
By: Jacqueline MacKay and Wanda Ingram
 
 
     
  Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years
By Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
 
 
     
  Letting Go:  A Parent's Guide to Understanding Today’s College Experience
By Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
 
 
     
  Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation
By: N. Howe and W. Strauss
 
 
     
  Millennials Go to College
By: N. Howe and W. Strauss
 
 
     
  When Your Kids go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships
By: Barbara Newman and Philip Newman
 
 
     
  You’re on Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me):  Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
By: Marjorie Savage
 
 
     
  A Family Guide to Academic Advising
By: Donald C. Smith and Virginia N. Gordon