Remember important dates; vacation days, midterms, finals, registration dates, tuition payment deadlines, and special events. Yes, your student is an adult now and is responsible for remembering this information, but they’ll always need and appreciate your help.
Become familiar with the college and the resources available to the students, this will help in supportingyour child. (i.e. Tutoring services, career services, campus services, student life, etc).
If they don’t call you every day, it’s ok! Student life on campus is very busy. Hopefully your son or daughter will be busy keeping up with classes and getting involved on campus. It’s ok to call, but set up a schedule to talk maybe once a week or every other week. This will go a long way in instilling independence as well as responsible behavior.
It will be hard to decide when to intervene and when to let your child figure things out for themselves. Your child may just need an opportunity to vent and you’ll serve them well by offering advice, but letting them handle the challenges themselves.
