Health & Safety

Leveraging Summer Break: How to Plan Summer Activities With Your College Student

 

They've passed their final exams, cleared out their dorm room, and packed up the car. After a long, hard year at college, your son or daughter has returned to spend the summer break at home. At this point, as a university parent, you may find yourself wondering "what now? With a bit of planning, you can help your college student leverage his or her time away from school to their economic, academic and physical advantage.

 

Should Your Student Go to the Same College as their Friends?

 

Your student may have a best friend or group of friends that he or she was inseparable with throughout high school. To avoid seperation, some students may be influenced to attend a college where their best friend or their group of friends is going. Other times, it may just be a coincidence that the college offers the curriculum and college lifestyle that each friend is seeking.

If your student and his or her best friend are planning to go to the same college together, here are some ways to ensure attending the same college is a smart idea.

 

Facebook Helps a Mother Fend for Her Daughter amid a Hurricane

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We recently received this letter from a mother who prefers to remain anonymous but who wanted to share her story of how her Facebook network helped her daughter during a hurricane evacuation in Florida.

Noticing the Warning Signs of Stress

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For parents noticing these symptoms of harmful stress in their students, it's a good idea to offer advice and suggestions toward positive coping mechanisms students can harness to deal with their stresses.