The holiday season is upon us and students are headed home to celebrate the holidays and settle in for a long Winter Break. This is a season of festivities, but your student may be exhausted and need a few days to rest up from the end-of-semester activities and exams. They had a lot to get through, but now they can finally relax.
Here are a few articles that may be especially helpful to you, and to your student, as they wrap up this semester, settle in for Break — and you both begin to look ahead to the next semester.
Reflecting on the past semester
Helping Your College Student Avoid ”How Do I Tell My Parents?” Fears
How Parents Can Help College Students Value Their Mistakes
What to Expect from Your College Student’s First Semester Grades
Talking to Your College Student About Grades
Can My College Student Dispute a Course Grade?
Surviving Winter Break
Welcoming Your College Student Home for Break: What to Expect
Welcoming Your College Student Home for Break: What You Can Do to Prepare
Returning Home from College: Reverse Culture Shock
Shaking Up the Nest: When Your College Student Comes Home for Break
What Can My College Student Do During Winter Break?
14 Ways to Make Winter Break a “Get Ahead” Time for Your College Student
Are You Ready for the LONG Winter Break?
Looking ahead to a new semester and a new year
New Year’s Resolutions for You and Your High School or College Student
New Year’s Resolutions for College Parents — and Their College Students
“I Don’t Want to Go Back!” Helping Your Student Decide Whether to Return to School
What to Expect from Your Student’s Second Semester of College
Should My Student Consider Retaking a Course?
What Your Student Should Know About Beginning College Mid-Year
Why Some College Parents’ Involvement Increases During the Second Semester
Ten Reasons Why Your Student May Have a Case of the “Second Semester Blues”