The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
Launching a child from home is second only to child-birth in its impact on a family. Parents can end up reeling with the empty-nest blues, while teens find their powers of self-reliance stretched to the breaking point. During the time of upheaval that begins senior year of high school with the nerve-wracking college application process and continues into the first year of life away from home, The Launching Years is a trusted resource for keeping every member of the family sane. From weathering t
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Review by W. Harwood for The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
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This book appeals to a specific audience: Well-educated, upper middle class parents with a solid relationship with the teen and involvement with high school life and the college application process, and no serious domestic unresolved issues. Its major virtue is to tell obsessive parents to let their burgeoning adults take more control of their lives than they are willing to grant. For the parents of a teen with unresolved issues, or one with a clear idea of how to handle college admissions and their lives in general, the book is silent. The major point is: Back off, parents. If you are not a parent who needs this message of allowing kids to find their own path, you may find it without much utility.
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As the parent of a high school senior, I appreciated this book enormously. The authors provide specific, practical advice and suggestions for how to cope with the avalanche of changes that accompany the “launch” of a child into adulthood. Lots of examples, including some that may make readers think, “At least I don’t have that challenge!” I recommend this book highly to anyone who parents a teen. I plan to keep my copy within easy reach.
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This was an extremely helpful book. Two other launching moms and I had a support group where we read and discussed the incidents in our senior daughters lives and the material in the book. It made me feel less like a failure and more like a great mom. Very uplifting, humorous and helpful. I am giving a copy to our college counselor at the high school to recommend for parents. Great read.
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Review by Deborah S. Johnson for The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
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This book provided insightful perspective on the many dynamics involved in “launching” your child into the college/adult years. The authors have enough professional experience with families who have gone through this transition to give the reader guidelines for the range of “normal” experiences and reassurance that the many issues are part of a developmental stage. A great book to read as you begin the senior year, but still valuable the summer between senior year and college, as it helps the parent to reflect on previous experiences and prepare for the transition ahead. I only wish there was a similar book for launching from college to career/grad school!
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Review by Kathy Slattengren for The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior Year to College Life
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This book is filled with practical advice and stories for parents of teens who will soon be leaving for college. The authors discuss what to expect during the senior year of high school from the college application process to senioritis. They also provide guidance for handling situations like phone calls from first year college students who are stressed out and ready to quit. As the parent of a high school junior, I found this book very helpful.