Working with students' parents*

• A Family Guide to Academic Advising print resource for parents and family members
• Publications for the families of first-year students
• Articles
  • Advisors and Parents : Together Building Stronger Advising Relationships via the Clearinghouse
  • Causes and Implications of Parental Involvement in the Advising Process via the Clearinghouse
  • College 101 for parents by Drew Appleby via IUPUI
  • Educating Parents About College Life from the January 9, 2004 issue of The Chronicle Review (Note: you may need your institution's password for the Chronicle site)
  • Helicopters, Snowplows and Bulldozers: Managing Students' Parents via the Association of College Unions International
  • Involved Parents, Satisfied Students via Inside Higher Education
  • It's Your Child's Education, Not Yours via The Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Letting Up and Letting Go
  • Students, Parents, Colleges: Drawing the Lines via The Chronicle of Higher Education (Note: you may need your institution's password for the Chronicle site)
  • Survey Finds Mismatch in Student Achievement and Parents' College Expectations via The Chronicle of Higher Education (Note: you may need your institution's password for the Chronicle site)
  • Surveys of Students Challenge 'Helicopter Parent' Stereotypes via The Chronicle of Higher Education (Note: you may need your institution's password for the Chronicle site)
  • The Emotional Toll of Being Too Involved in Your Kid's Life via The Wall Street Journal
  • To the Parents article by Jerry O'Connor
• College Parents of America
• Frequently Asked Questions regarding working with the parents of students via the Clearinghouse
• Parents and FERPA
  • Legal Issues in Academic Advising via the Clearinghouse
  • Release of information to parents via the Clearinghouse
• Parent Handbooks
  • Allegheny College Parent Handbook
  • Binghampton University Parents' Handbook
  • Biola University Parent Handbook
  • California State University, Chico Parents Handbook
  • Hope College Connections
  • Illinois State University Parent's Resource Guide
  • Northwestern University Parent Handbook
  • University of Minnesota claPARENT
  • University of San Diego Parent Handbook
  • Warren Wilson College Parent Handbook
  • Westminster College Handbook for Parents
• Parent Web sites
  • East Carolina Office of Parent Services
  • George Washington University Parent Services
  • Hope College Parent's Place
  • IPFW Parent FAQ
  • Lipscomb University For the Parents
  • North Carolina State University Parents and Family Services
  • Northwestern University Parent Resources
  • University of Idaho Parents Directory
  • University of Minnesota University Parent and Student Parent HELP Center
  • Western Carolina University What can you do?

* Copyright for handbooks linked from this site is held by each institution. Contact the listed individuals for permission to copy materials from these handbooks.