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8.13.15 | MC Kelby
This fall, when the temperatures drop and the leaves change colors, your emotions may be swinging back and forth as your child departs for college to enter a new phase of their life. As a parent, you will have to navigate through a handful of emotions.
But, before you close the trunk of your car and drop off your collegiate student, you may need to have a discussion with your child about some important issues to ensure their college success.
First, schedule a weekly phone call, or carve out that day and time to Skype or Google Chat with the entire family.
Discuss expectations about grades and behavior before they spend their first night in the dorm.
Dr. Valerie Allen, a psychologist in private practice who specializes in school psychology, advises parents, in an article on Floridatoday.com, to be straightforward about their standards. Parents need to be clear from the beginning as to what the consequences will be if those standards are not met.
