How can I help my student prepare for this transition?

• Begin by sharing your feelings with your student about his/her transition to college, and encourage your student to do the same. Include your hopes, fears, and desires, both for your student and for yourself.
• Encourage your student to be positive about his/her transition. Help him/her understand that they may experience some difficulties with change but that that is to be expected with an ending and a beginning.
• Express faith in your student and assure her/him that you will always be connected and can help when they need you. You are just a phone call away.
• Allow them to practice their soon-to-be-new freedoms and decision-making processes before they arrive on campus. Guide her/him by periodically reviewing how they are doing with new responsibilities and the quality of the choices that they are making.

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