As your child makes the transition to being a college student, you will also be transitioning to the parent of a college student. To assist you with this transition, we have provided some hints and advice from Bill Erb, Licensed Professional Counselor and Director of 学生 Health Services at UVU. Below you will find some advice from him on making your child's transition to college, as well as your own transition to parenting a college student, more smooth.
你可能已经注意到你和孩子的关系正在发生变化。 Starting school is an exciting and important stage of life for your college-aged-child. As students enter adulthood, parents continue to play a vital role. However, the parenting role, goals and objectives have changed. You are now in the launching phase of parenting where self-confidence and autonomy are taught. It is important that parents begin to transition their parenting style into a coaching or advising role to facilitate the autonomy that is so critical in adulthood. Whether you are sending your first child to a university or your last, negotiating the changing relationship with your child can be a challenge. 这里有10条建议可以帮助你过渡。
1 -保持联系。
2 -不要让你的情感问题给你的孩子带来过多的负担。
3 -Be realistic about financial matters, academic achievement, and the choices your student is making.
4 -不要对你的学生说：“这是你一生中最美好的时光！”
5 -在一些对话中，给你的学生留出空间来设定议程。
6 -促进独立解决问题。
7 -和你的学生谈谈整体的“健康”。
8 -注意学生性格或生活方式的异常变化。
9 -给你的学生机会表达新的观点和意见。
10 -尽你所能了解弗吉尼亚大学。
