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Letting Go (Fifth Edition): A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years Paperback – March 17, 2009

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For more than a decade Letting Go has provided hundreds of thousands of parents with valuable insights, information, comfort, and guidance throughout the emotional and social changes of their children's college years—from the senior year in high school through college graduation. Based on real-life experience and recommended by colleges and universities around the country, this indispensable book has been updated and revised, offering even more compassionate, practical, and up-to-the-minute information.

  • When should parents encourage independence?
  • When should they intervene?
  • What issues of identity and intimacy await students?
  • What are normal feelings of disorientation and loneliness for students—and for parents?
  • What is different about today's college environment?
  • What new concerns about safety, health and wellness, and stress will affect incoming classes?
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  1. Print length
    464 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    March 17, 2009
  4. Dimensions
    5.31 x 1.05 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0061665738
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0061665738
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Customers find the book informative and helpful for students and parents. They describe it as an interesting and well-written read that provides great insight from moms and college kids across the country. The writing quality is praised as clear and organized, making it a valuable gift for first-time college parents.

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Customers find the book informative and helpful for students and parents. They appreciate the insights from moms and college kids across the country. The book covers a variety of topics and provides useful advice and perspective.

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"...Great insight to help bridge the gap between our high school senior son and ourselves. I felt I was living through my senior and college years again...." Read more

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  • Coloradolaw
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book--Thank you!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2014
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    This book was just what I needed as we transitioned our daughter into her first year of college. My only regret was not reading Letting Go during the summer months before dropping her off. I realized things seemed "off" after driving home to see her room was empty and she was gone. Her possessions had greater meaning to me all of sudden. Just like the home sick college student standing over Interstate 80 watching cars head to Los Angeles, I found myself looking for my daughter's shoe prints from the dirt path we had jogged on days before. The first 3 days we felt like a complete zombies and knowing other parents felt similar was a BIG relief.

    The book is on point with a parent's desire to have that perfect and euphoric moment when we say goodbye. Our moment was anything but perfect surrounded by parents and students waiting in long lines.

    The stories from parents or students provide valuable insight and guidance for parents navigating through uncharted waters. The advice from one college to hovering parents is your child has a great foundation, let them do the rest. I appreciated the reminder we're sending our kids into a completely new environment lacking anything familiar to them. We as parents need to strike the right balance to allow them to grow, while keeping them out of harms way.

    Letting Go is thorough, must read, and quite enjoyable for any parent sending their kids off to college.
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  • Linda J
    5.0 out of 5 stars from one (previously distraught) mom to another
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2013
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    This is an excellent book for all parents who are seeing their children off to college. When we left our daughter for her freshman year at Rensselaer Polytechnic, this book was a free gift from the university to all the freshman parents. It helped me keep perspective on how to be supportive in a new role -- moving from "mom" to "parent". At one point, I remember my daughter thanking me for letting her make her own choices (and, sometimes, mistakes), and for letting her build confidence for adulthood - moving from 'protected daughter' to 'independent young woman'.

    Flash forward ten years later, and I'm confronted by a co-worker in the hallway at work. This younger 'mom' is was visibly distraught and on the brink of tears at the thought of her first child going off the college in a couple of months. I remembered alot of the "letting go" advice, and shared it with her on the spot. Then I ordered this book to gift her.

    A few days after she received it, she was very vocal in letting me know how much she appreciated to know that 'distraught' is one of the many legitimate emotions that moms (and dads) will feel as they let their children go. She was sharing the book with other younger moms facing the same future. Talk about paying it forward!
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  • drummer62
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good for Empty Nesters
    Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2010
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    This was an informative book for that stage in your life when your child goes off to college. It discusses both the parent's point of view as well as the student's. It touches on a variety of topics and gets more in depth on others. Overall, a very helpful book.
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  • Cycling Horn
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Must Have" Book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2010
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    I am so thankful that there is a book like this out there. Great insight to help bridge the gap between our high school senior son and ourselves. I felt I was living through my senior and college years again. Except this time I am on the other side being a parent. It helped me understood what my parents and I went through decades ago, and what myself and my son are going through now. Thank you for writing this book. I am ordering 3 more copies for friends and relatives who are treading through the same water too.
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  • GR
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good information, but not really applicable if your child is attending one of the military academies
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2014
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    A co-worker recommended this book. Lots of good information. Would be "great to know" if your child is attending a traditional college (public or private). Our son will be attending the US Air Force Academy and most of this information isn't applicable to our situation.
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  • L. Carl
    5.0 out of 5 stars Give Away
    Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2012
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    When both our kids went off to college we re-read the book simply because it is direct and clearly written. It speaks to all the trepidations and anxieties that parents feel when that day comes. We have since ordered and given this book away to several friends over the years and will continue to do so because it is a relief to know you are not alone and that it has all been dealt with before.
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  • jeh
    5.0 out of 5 stars It gives great insight from moms and college kids across the country ...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2014
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    This book really helped me send my son to college. It gives great insight from moms and college kids across the country and does a good job of helping you know what to expect. It helped me understand what my son was going through with the transition and reminded me how scary and exciting it was - both at the same time. I recommend this book especially to anyone who has a first child going to college, or a child who is nervous about going to college. Helped me, and helped me help my son.
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  • kathleen st.lawrence
    5.0 out of 5 stars Letting Go Review
    Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2013
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    This is a great book for parents to read before their child leaves for college. It gave me comfort to read that I was not the only parent having trouble with the idea of my baby leaving the nest. It also gave some insight into what my child might by feeling, that I had not thought about. It also explained, often by actual students, what would really be happening at college. Subjects such as drugs, alcohol, sex, and academic competition were addressed. I am recommending it to all my friend with college bound students.
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  • Heather McIntosh
    1.0 out of 5 stars no useful information whatsoever
    Reviewed in Canada on December 27, 2015
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    Completely inane. It's merely a collection of people's vstories, no useful information whatsoever. A total waste.
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