Resources for Parents

Web Sites

College Parents of America

Books of Interest

The Parents Crash Course in Career Planning: Helping Your College Student Succeed.
Marcia B. Harris and Sharon L. Jones, VGM Career Horizons, 1996

Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years.
Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger, HarperPerennial, 1997

Career Coaching Your Kids: Guiding Your Child through the Process of Career Discovery.
David H. Montross and Robert J. Ginn, Jr., Consulting Psychologists Press, 1997

When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent’s Survival Guide.
Carol Barkin, HarperCollins, 1999

Confessions of a Recruiting Director: The Insider’s Guide to Landing Your First Job.
Brad Karsh, Prentice Hall Press, 2006

Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years.
Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller, St. Martin’s Press, 2000