External Resources

• www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov
• www.collegeparents.org/members/resources/articles/eight-points-parents-speaking-students-about-alcohol
• www.factsontap.org/transitions/parents.htm
• www.edc.org/hec/parents/
• www.centurycouncil.org/main/parents.html
• www.drugfree.org/parent
• www.thecommunityofconcern.org
• www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov

On Campus Resources

• Student Conduct Services
• Health, Wellness and Counseling Services
• New Student Programs & Services
• Student Union & Involvement Services
• President’s Roundtable on Alcohol & Other Drugs
• Family Ties Newsletter
• Registrar/FERPA Forms
• Student Handbook / The KEY
• KU Choices

Recommended Reading

• Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawerence Treeger
• You’re Own Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me): Mentoring your Child During the College Years by Margorie Savage
• Don’t Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money by Helen E. Johnson & Christine Schelhas-Miller
• College, Alcohol & Choices: An Essential Conversation Guide for Parents & Students by David Burns
• Parents Guide to Sex, Drugs and Flunking Out: Answers to the Questions Your College Student Doesn’t Want to Ask You by Joel Epstein

Involvement Opportunities for Parents & Families

• Family Day
• Parents and Family Council – TBA
• President’s Roundtable on Alcohol & Other Drugs
• AlcoholEdu for Parents

How much is too much parental involvement?

• Are You a Helicopter Parent?