Introduction ; Letting go, but still showing that you care: Laying the groundwork for a new kind of relationship with your child
Becoming a mentor: adding a new dimension to your parenting role
Essential skills for mentors ; Getting them off to college: Before you leave home
The dreaded drop-off ; Roommates, fraternity parties, all-nighters, changing majors, and hanging out: Adjustment issues
Your adjustment issues ; Is your child confident, confused, or coasting?: Identity
Special identity issues for college women
Identity issues for ethnic and racial minority students
Identity issues for gay, lesbian, and bisexual students
How Parenting styles relate to the search for identity and autonomy ; Just when you get used to the empty nest, they're back!: Your family system
Families that resist change ; What to expect from the college/university: The academic experience
Life outside of the classroom
Additional programs and services on campus
How you can get involved ; One thousand dollars a week for a college education: Money issues beyond tuition
The value of a college education ; So, you always wanted to be a doctor: Your expectations and your child's choices
How majors relate to careers
Job security ; When to worry, when to act: How can you know what's going on?
Normal developmental struggles
How to obtain help from the college if there's a problem or crisis ; If they leave college, will they ever get back on track?: Being asked to leave
Choosing to leave ; Understanding your child's postgraduate choices: Graduate school: now or later?
and the floundering period
