Advice on Parenting a Freshman
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Parenting a college freshman can be both exciting and challenging as your child begins 6. Trust them: Trust that your child has the tools a new phase of their life. Here are some tips and skills to succeed in college. Offer guidance for navigating this transition: 1. Encourage when needed, but let them take responsibility for independence: Your child is now almost an their own life decisions. 7. Stay involved: Stay adult and needs to start taking responsibility involved in your child's life, but also give them for their own decisions and actions. space to grow and explore. Attend parent Encourage them to make their own choices orientation if offered, and keep up-to-date with and be supportive of them, even if you don't their academic progress. Parenthood is a lifelong journey that involves a agree with everything they do. 2. Keep communication lines open: College can be a lot of ups and downs. With patience, guidance, and love, you can help your college freshman stressful time for students, and being away navigate through this exciting new chapter in from home can make it even more difficult. their life. Make sure you keep the lines of Doule click to interact communication open with your child, whether through phone calls, text messages, or video chats. Let them know that you are there for them if they need someone to talk to. 3. Set boundaries: Despite the newfound independence, it is important to set The Collegiate Informer boundaries with your child.
