College Parent Central Podcast
You don’t stop parenting the day you drop your student off to college on Move-in Day. Your role simply changes. (Actually, it’s not simple at all, but it changes.) You’re a parent for life. Join Lynn Abrahams and Vicki Nelson, higher education professionals and former college parents, as they explore the topics that can help you be a more effective and supportive parent to your college bound student. Whether you already have a child in college, college is still a year or more away, or your student is about to step out, start now to gather the information that empowers you to be an effective college success coach to your student.
College Parent Central Podcast
Latest Episodes
#166 - At the Edge of the Cliff - A Conversation with Jon Marcus
Getting in to college can feel like a high-stakes competition for many students and families, and it seems to get more difficult all of the time. At the same time, colleges are facing unprecedented challenges as well. In this episode, we talk w...
#165 - Your Lonely College Student Isn't Alone
College can be the most crowded place your student has ever lived and still feel painfully lonely. Many students are experiencing more loneliness and social isolation than many families expect, and it often makes students think they’re failing ...
#164 – Encore: Helping Students Develop Relationships with Professors Beyond the Classroom
As a follow-up to our earlier episode on communicating with professors (#83), Lynn and Vicki explore some of the benefits of relationships with professors, what those relationships might look like, and how students might approach and work with ...
#163 - What Professors Wish Students Knew with Michael Pomante
You can spend a fortune on college and still miss the point if you treat it like something to “get through.” In this episode, Vicki and Lynn sit down with political scientist and longtime professor Dr Michael Pomante, author of the book “What P...
#162 - Catching Up: Does Your Student Need Remedial Classes?
Your student gets accepted, pays the deposit, and then a placement email lands like a surprise bill: developmental math, remedial writing, foundational reading. What does that actually mean, and is it going to slow graduation down? We unpack th...