Reading

Reading Resources for Parents

Gustavus Reading in Common Program Each year the first-year students are asked to read the same book that is discussed during new student orientation. Click here for more information: Reading in Common

Books Here is a list of books that cover various parental concerns while embarking on the college experience. Provided are links to book reviews and more in depth information for each book title listed.

Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College, Patricia Pasick
An Educated Choice: Advice for Parents of College Bound Students, Frank A. Brock
A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen, Kaye Bernard McGarry
A Parent's Guide to Sex, Drugs and Flunking Out/Answers to the Questions Your College Student Doesn't Want You to Ask, Joel Epstein
Becoming a Wise Parent for Your Grown Child: How to Give Love and Support Without Meddling, Ph.D. Betty Frain, Eileen M. Cleeg
Bringing Home the Laundry: Effective Parenting for College and Beyond, Janis Brody
Campus Daze, Easing the Transition From High School to College, George Gibbs
Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years, Helen Johnson
Doors Open From Both Sides, Steffany Bane, Margo E. Bane Woodacre
For Parents Only: From Homeroom to Dorm Room, Julia Johnston, et al
Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey From Home to College, Andrea Van Steenhouse, Johanna Parker
In Addition to Tuition: The Parents' Survival Guide to Freshman Year of College, Marian Edelman Borden, Mary Anne Burlinson and Elsie R. Kearns
Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College Experience, Jacqueline Kieran MacKay and Wanda Johnson Ingram
Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years, Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Teeger
She's Leaving Home: Letting Go as My Daughter Goes to College, Constance M. Jones
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life, Laura Kastner & Jennifer Wyatt
The Truth About College: 50 Lessons for Parents Before They Start Writing Checks, Will S. Keim
You're on Your Own, But I'm Here if You Need Me: Mentoring Your Child During the College Years, Marjorie Savage
When Kids Go to College/A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships, Barbara M. Newman and Phillip R. Newman
When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide, Carol Barkin
133 Ways to Avoid Going Cuckoo When the Kids Fly the Nest: A Parent's Guide for Surviving Empty Nest Syndrome, Lauren Schaffer, Sandy Fleischl Wasserman

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