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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 378.198 EAN: 9780060521264 Edition: 4 ISBN: 0060521260 Label: Harper Paperbacks Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: April 01, 2003 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks Release Date: April 15, 2003 Studio: Harper Paperbacks Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Letting Go is about what it feels like for parents when their kids go off to college. Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger provide a compassionate approach, practical information, and advice about the physical and emotional processes of letting go. They discuss the college-age child's search for identity, independence, and intimacy; give a succinct and accurate description of how college life has changed over the decades; and provide a year-by-year breakdown of what to expect. Plus, you can read about typical and not-so-typical problems including date rape, crime, eating disorders, drug and alcohol use, and sexual issues. Of special note is the focus on orientation and the freshman year, including the disorientation parents feel once the drop-off has been made. Product Description: This bestselling guide, read by hundreds of thousands of parents over the past decade, is now better than ever, newly revised and completely updated. Based on real-life experience and recommended by colleges and universities around the country, Letting Go offers compassionate, practical, and up-to-the-minute information to help parents with the emotional and social changes of the college years.
These important issues and more are addressed with wise advice and time-tested counsel in Letting Go -- a realistic and reassuring source for meeting the challenges ahead, from the senior year in high school through college graduation. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Letting GoGreat book for parents getting ready to drop their kids off at college. Very insightful and helpful Rating: - This book saved my sanityI picked up this book 10 days after dropping my only child, only 16 years old, off at college. I read it cover to cover in two days, and honestly, it was a life-changing experience. I had thought I was prepared for this transition, but I found myself worrying so much I couldn't sleep at night. My day was either great or horrible depending on whether my college student called or not. I knew I needed some guidance, and this book was right on target. Much like the best child ... Read More Rating: - DaughterI do not have an opinion for this book as I sent it to my daughter as a gift. She has a daughter who will be going to college in the fall. I thought this might help her with "empty nest" adjusting. Rating:  - It was ok... not greatHonestly, I stopped reading it halfway through. This was one of those books that could have been great, however, it is just OK. As a parent, I am actively engaged in my kids' lives. We talk. When they come home from school we eat dinner together. Since I pay the tuition bill, I see their report card. My wife and I discuss things twice before discussing them with our kids. We strive to give the best advice possible. I just didn't feel I needed the hand holding that this book offered. (For that matter, ... Read More Rating: - Great read for any parentThis book has wonderful suggestions and great insight. A must for anyone wanting to help their child cope with their new environment without getting in the way. Skim the first chapter or so.I found it very helpful. 
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