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 Dear Parents |
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| Parents Committee |
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Important Topics
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Tips for Parents of New Students
1. Understand the first few weeks or months may be rough on you and your student.
2. Your student is experiencing a lot of changes in his life. Expect a period of
adjustment. Be supportive.
3. Communicate regularly with your student. Phone calls, letters, e-mails, text
messages. Students love to be reminded that they are on your mind!
4. Pray for your student daily.
5. Encourage your student to become involved in activities. Involvement will allow
your student to grow academically and socially and help them identify with a smaller
group on campus.
6. Consider the calendar your student is experiencing. The first week of school,
midterms and final exam week can create a lot of stress. Your encouragement and
caring can be especially important at these times.
7. Listen to your student and wait to offer advice. Students often need their parents
to listen to their problems, not to solve them. Ask open ended questions that help
your student discover a solution on their own.
8. Show your support and encouragement and emphasize that you are confident that
your student can make the right choices. Your student will develop more independence
and maturity from making their own decisions, and their own mistakes.
9. Visit your student, but please... no surprises. Homework, and activities tend
to fill up a student's schedule. Allow your students time to plan ahead.
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