Additional Resources

Books:

1. The Parent's Crash Course in Career Planning, Marcia Harris & Sharon Jones



2. Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years, Karen Levin Coburn & Madge Lawrence Treeger



3. The College to Career Road Map, Terese Corey Blanck, Peter Vogt, Judith Anderson

Websites:

The Following are from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE):

10 Tips for Parents of Prospective College Students
Here are a few tips for parents with children who are contemplating a college education or who are currently enrolled in college.

A Career Planning Course for Parents
Many college students struggle with deciding on a career path. Parents can help their college students through this process, whether its sitting back and being patient or offering advice and encouragement.

A Parents' Guide to Career Development
One of the most valuable things parents can do to help a student with career planning is listen: be open to ideas, try to help your student find information, and be nonjudgmental. Here are 10 ways you can help.

Hovering Parents Enter Career Air Space
Trend watchers have dubbed them helicopter parents because of the way they hover over their sons or daughters every decision and try to handle those life steps instead of allowing their adult children solve the problems.

How Will Your Online Profile Affect Potential Job Offers
Your friends may not be the only ones looking at your MySpace site--more than one-quarter of employers responding to a survey have "Googled" an applicants' name or checked a candidate's social networking site.