Resources

Resources for Parents

Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Today’s College Experience
by Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Treeger (available in the Grand View Bookstore)
Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College
by Patricia Pasick (available in the Grand View Bookstore)
Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College
by Andrea Van Steenhouse
When Kids Go to College
by Barbara and Philip Newman
For Parents Only: Tips for Surviving the Journey from Homeroom to Dormroom
by Julia Johnston and Mary Kay Shanley (local Des Moines authors)
Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years
by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
Learning How to Learn: Getting into and Surviving College When You Have a Learning Disability
by Joyanne Cobb
Conquer the Cost of College: The Family Guide to Paying for College
by Elizabeth Cote, Trent Anderson, and Seppy Basili
A Parent’s Guide to Sex, Drugs and Flunking Out: Answers to the Questions Your College Student Doesn’t Want You to Ask
by Joel Epstein
Get Free Cash for College
by Kelly Y. Tanabe and Gen S. Tanabe
Parenting a Teen Girl
by Lucie Hemmen

Chicken Soup for the College Soul
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, and Dan Clark (available in the Grand View Bookstore)
Been There, Should Have Done That
by Suzette Tyler
101 Things a College Girl Should Know, from a Big Sister Who’s Been There
by Stephanie Edwards
The Real Freshman Handbook: A Irreverent and Totally Honest Guide to Life on Campus
by Jennifer Hanson
Money Management for College Students
by Larry Burkett
Real Life Begins After High School: Facing the Future Without Freaking Out
by Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz
Get Off My Brain: A Survival Guide for Lazy Students
by Randall McCutcheon and Pete Wagner
College 101: A Girl’s guide to Freshman Year
by Julie Zilinger
5 Must Know Secrets for Today’s College Girl
by Lauren P. Salamone
The Her Campus Guide to College Life
by Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, Annie Chandler Wang, Windsor Hanger Western, and the Writers & Editors of Her Campus The Teen Girl’s Survival Guide by Lucie Hemmen
The Secrets of College Success (Second Edition)
by Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman