Recommended Reading
If you are looking for more information about the transition to college life, here are some books that address the identity development of college students and the adjustments that the entire family must make as students begin their college careers.

• I'll Miss You Too: An Off-to-College Guide for Parents and Students, by Margo E. Bane Woodacre and Steffany Bane. Sourcebooks Inc., 2006.
• Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years (fourth edition), by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger. Harper Perennial, 2003.
• You're on Your Own (But I"m Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years, by Marjorie Savage. Fireside Press, 2003.

These additional books are highly recommended by parents:

• Empty Nest, Full Heart (2nd Edition), by Andrea Van Steenhouse. Simpler Life Press, 2002.
• Let the Journey Begin: A Parent's Monthly Guide to the College Experience, by Jaqueline Kiernan MacKay and Wanda Johnson Ingram. Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
• When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide, by Carol Barkin. Avon Publishing, 1999.

To locate additional books with similar content, try an Internet search for these authors.