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College is a huge transition for students and parents alike. Colleges and universities are struggling with the extent to which parents and families should be involved with their students’ higher education experiences. I offer workshops and services to support all three stakeholders during the college years: families, students, and institutions of higher education. For institutions topics include: Parents as Partners: Effective Strategies for Navigating the College Transition and Partnering With Parents: Institutional Strategies for Success. For families and students, topics are tailored to the audience and include: The Six Key Areas of College Adjustment, Helping Your Graduate Prepare for and Adapt to College Life: What Every Parent Should Know, Reaching Your Potential: Setting Goals and Motivating Yourself for Success, and Claiming Your Education: The High School to College Transition.
The Off To Series
Your Freshman is Off to College: A Month-by-Month Guide to the First Year offers a handy month-by month guide for parents as the first year of college naturally unfolds. This book, dealing with serious topics, reflects a fun, informative look at the first year for parents of new college students, making “tongue-in-cheek” connections between a child’s first months of life to this newest important stage of development - freshman year.
Let's Develop Your Topic Together
I can work with parents and families to help high school students prepare for the college transition. Once students are in college, I can help them manage the pitfalls and challenges of their college years and help them to be successful. Let's work together to find a topic that best suits your needs & your student's needs.
Sample Student Topics:
Typical Student Challenges in The First-Year College Experience
Pilgrim High School PTSA
Warwick, RI
April 2017
The Habits of Mind for Academic Achievement and Lifelong Success
Block Island School PTA
Block Island, RI
September 2016
Moving From Time Management to Behavior Management
Block Island School PTA
Block Island, RI
September 2016
The High School to College Transition
St. George's School
Newport, RI
April 2014
Sample Higher Ed & Parent Engagement Topics:
Family and Parent Initiatives: Lessons Learned from COVID
First Year Experience and Students In Transition
Orlando, FL
February 2022
Transfer Transitions: Supporting Generations of Students and Parents in Higher Education
New England Transfer Association Conference
Newport, Rhode Island
2019
Engaging Parents as Partners for First-Year Student Success
First Year Experience and Students In Transition
Las Vegas, NV
February 2019
Partnering With Parents: Institutional Strategies for Success
AHEPPP: Family Engagement in Higher Education
Louisville, KY
November 2017
Sample Parent & Family Topics:
Helping Your Graduate Prepare for and Adapt to College Life: What Every Parent Should Know
Trinity Valley School
Fort Worth, TX
May 2013
Family and Parent Initiatives: Lessons Learned from COVID
First Year Experience and Students In Transition
Orlando, FL
February 2022
The Family Dynamic and Student Success: From Theory to Practice
First Year Experience and Students In Transition
Washington, D.C.
February 2020
Parents as Partners: Effective Strategies for Navigating the College Transition
AHEPPP: Family Engagement in Higher Education
Dallas, TX
November 2018