The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only: Calling, Not Calling, Roommates, Relationships, Friends, Finances, and Everything Else That Really Matters when ... Goes to College (Student Parenting Book)
The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only: Calling, Not Calling, Roommates, Relationships, Friends, Finances, and Everything Else That Really Matters when ... Goes to College (Student Parenting Book) book cover

The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only: Calling, Not Calling, Roommates, Relationships, Friends, Finances, and Everything Else That Really Matters when ... Goes to College (Student Parenting Book)

Paperback – May 1, 2012

Price
$16.91
Format
Paperback
Pages
496
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1402267567
Dimensions
5 x 1.24 x 7 inches
Weight
15.2 ounces

Description

"This book has helped me cope with the most important issue first generation (sending your first child to college) college parents must learn – when to butt in and when to butt out. For this alone I must thank you, Harlan Cohen. " ― Good Reads with Ronna HARLAN COHEN is The New York Times bestselling author of The Naked Roommate series and six other titles. His books have sold over 1 million copies in print in multiple languages. Harlan is a speaker who helps thousands of students, parents, educators, and professionals every year. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Before College TV.

Features & Highlights

  • If your child is going off to college, there's a surprise around every corner...
  • Packed with valuable insights and expert advice from bestselling author Harlan Cohen, this indispensable guide equips you with the knowledge and tools to support your child's success while maintaining a healthy parent-child relationship.
  • Key Features:
  • Comprehensive Guidance: Gain a deep understanding of the unique challenges and experiences your child will face during their time in college. From roommate issues to academic pressures, Harlan offers practical solutions to help your child thrive.
  • Comprehensive Guidance:
  • Gain a deep understanding of the unique challenges and experiences your child will face during their time in college. From roommate issues to academic pressures, Harlan offers practical solutions to help your child thrive.
  • Effective Communication Strategies: Learn how to effectively communicate with your college student, striking the right balance between offering guidance and allowing them to take ownership of their decisions. Discover how to foster open and honest conversations that strengthen your relationship and provide the support they need.
  • Effective Communication Strategies:
  • Learn how to effectively communicate with your college student, striking the right balance between offering guidance and allowing them to take ownership of their decisions. Discover how to foster open and honest conversations that strengthen your relationship and provide the support they need.
  • Navigating Common Pitfalls: Prepare yourself and your child to navigate the potential pitfalls of college life, including financial responsibility, time management, and social pressures. Help them make informed choices and develop essential life skills for a successful transition into adulthood.
  • Navigating Common Pitfalls:
  • Prepare yourself and your child to navigate the potential pitfalls of college life, including financial responsibility, time management, and social pressures. Help them make informed choices and develop essential life skills for a successful transition into adulthood.
  • Mental Health and Wellness: Understand the importance of mental health during the college years and how to recognize the signs of stress, anxiety, and other challenges your child may face. Explore strategies for supporting their emotional well-being and connecting them with appropriate resources.
  • Mental Health and Wellness:
  • Understand the importance of mental health during the college years and how to recognize the signs of stress, anxiety, and other challenges your child may face. Explore strategies for supporting their emotional well-being and connecting them with appropriate resources.
  • Building Resilience and Independence: Encourage your child's personal growth by empowering them to embrace independence and responsibility. Discover practical tips for fostering resilience, self-advocacy, and problem-solving skills that will benefit them throughout their college journey and beyond.
  • Building Resilience and Independence:
  • Encourage your child's personal growth by empowering them to embrace independence and responsibility. Discover practical tips for fostering resilience, self-advocacy, and problem-solving skills that will benefit them throughout their college journey and beyond.
  • Don't let your child face the challenges of college alone. Empower your child, strengthen your relationship, and set them up for success in college and beyond.
  • Get this freshman survival guide for yourself when you pick up these other helpful college guides:
  • The Naked Roommate by Harlan Cohen
  • The Naked Roommate
  • by Harlan Cohen
  • The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021 by Ted Fiske
  • The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2021
  • by Ted Fiske
  • The Fiske Guide To Getting In To The Right College by Ted Fiske
  • The Fiske Guide To Getting In To The Right College
  • by Ted Fiske
  • College Essay Essentials by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)
  • College Essay Essentials
  • by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)
  • College Admission Essentials by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)
  • College Admission Essentials
  • by Ethan Sawyer (The College Essay Guy)

Customer Reviews

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Good Read

The Naked Roommate has been a great resource helping me to understand my feelings and my son's feelings. It has educated me with ways to handle issues that come up through the college process. This is a good book for anyone who has a son or daughter leaving home to go to college.
2 people found this helpful
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Must Read for First Time Parents of a Freshman - but get it in the Summer!

Great Book. Read it in the summer before your kids go to college. its really helpful then. It helps you understand what your kids are going through and how they will react to being in school. As my husband says, it helps you not be offended by what they do as you see by reading the book that most of our kids are very typical Freshmen. Its really helped us adjust. We also loved Letting Go. Reading them together is great!
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Highly recommended reading for parents

Definitely recommend for all parents of soon to be college students! Gives you clear, frank information about what to expect from your soon to be college student son/daughter/stepson/stepdaughter. Also very useful for blended families and how to handle things like scheduling time during breaks, etc. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but as soon as parent's weekend or fall break roll around, you will understand and your student will be stressed out about it.
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Quite funny

I am reading this now when my third kid is going off to college and I'd say the advice in the book is spot on for parents of first time college students. The book is funny. My sons college is having upperclass parents lead a book discussion online with new college parents on facebook based on this book. This book discussion would be a great thing for incoming freshman parents to read together and discuss. As a veteran college parent I haven't learned a lot from the book but agree with it and think it would be very valuable reading for a new freshman parent. There is a student version too which I haven't read but I imagine would make a great grad gift for a high school senior. The writing is very up-to-date with current trends.
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Awesome write a great help

This was a huge help for our entire family ...not just the college student. We have all of his books.
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Help ease the transition

Knowledgeable. Good stories.
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Good read for parents of freshman!

This book gives a lot of insight and advice and is actually pretty funny. I recommend for all first time parents of college freshman. I even bought the student only version for my son and he was surprised at some of the things that he would have never thought of!
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Funny book

Funny book
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Great tips

Great tips to get parents thinking and having conversations with their college bound children about identifying their academic & social goals, realistic timelines, basic packing for dorms, etc. Also an eye opener as to what college life is like now. It's a bit long...
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