College Parent Central Podcast
By Vicki Nelson, Lynn Abrahams, Elizabeth Hamblet
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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.
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#157 - What If The Most Practical Major Is a Life of Meaning
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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#156 - Encore: Let's Talk About Senior Summer
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May 20, 2026 |
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#155 - The Importance of Transparency for College Preparation
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May 06, 2026 |
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#154 - Exploring College Fit - and Acceptance: A Conversation with Dr. Eric Endlich
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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#153 - Students to Students: How Peer Support Can Help Students Thrive
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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#152 - Spring Semester - What's on your Student's Mind?
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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#151 - Transition Takes Planning: A Conversation with Transition Specialist Kelly Challen
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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#150 - College Lingo: Can You Talk the Talk? Part 5
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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#149 - Encore Episode – Is Your Student Ready for College?
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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#148 Changing Vocabulary and Expectations in College
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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#147 – Encore Episode – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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#146 Minors Matter
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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#145 - Encore Episode: Home for Break
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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#144 - Encore Episode - Mid-semester Check-in
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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#143 Help your student learn more efficiently: A conversation with Dr. Daniel Willingham
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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#142 - Encore Episode - Why Sleep Matters: A Conversation with Lisa Lewis, Author of The Sleep Deprived Teen
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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#141 So Much Campus Support for Your Student
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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#140 – Promoting and Maintaining Good Mental Health in College: A Conversation with Dr. Sarah Olivo and Dr. Liz Seidler
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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#139 - Don't Overlook These College Prep Tasks as the Summer Winds Down
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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#138 - Encore Episode - College Roommates: Navigating This Complex Relationship
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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#137 Navigating Physical Disabilities and College
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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#136 Summer Reads Season 6
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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#135 The Truth About College Admission
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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#134 Let's Talk About Senior Summer
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May 21, 2025 |
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#133 Rekindling Your Child's Motivation: an Interview with Ellen Braaten
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May 07, 2025 |
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#132 – What’s Your Student’s College Timeline?
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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#131 The Bigger Picture: Neurodiversity and College
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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#130 – A New Approach to Career Readiness – and What Does a College President Do, Anyway?
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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#129 – Raising the Self-Driven Child: A Conversation with Authors Ned Johnson and Bill Stixrud
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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#128 Help Your Student Complete Challenging Required Courses
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#127 – Encore Episode – Navigating College Financial Decisions: An Interview with New York Times Bestselling Author Ron Lieber
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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#126 They're Back! Parenting Our Boomerang Kids
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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#125 – Encore Episode – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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#124 – Looking Back at 2024 and Season 5 of the College Parent Central Podcast
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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#123 – Is Your Student Ready to Be a Citizen? It’s Never Too Late to Learn.
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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#122 – Encore Episode - Signs of Trouble: How Do You Know If Your Student Is Struggling
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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#121 - College Lingo - Can You Talk the Talk? - Part 4
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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#120 – Partnering with Your Student’s High School Counselor
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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#119 – Why Sleep Matters: A Conversation with Lisa Lewis, Author of The Sleep Deprived Teen
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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#118 – Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Focusing on the Strengths of First Generation Students
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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#117 – Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Bianca Busch, The College Psychiatrist
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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#116 – Encore Episode - Transitioning from Summer to College: The Importance of the First Six Weeks
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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#115 – Zooming Out on the College Experience: Taking the Long (and Wide) View
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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#114 Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: A Conversation with Author Harlan Cohen
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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#113 – Talking About Tutoring: Who, When, and Why It Matters
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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#112 – Our Favorite Summer Reads
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#111 – What’s Next? No Longer “Almost” a College Student: the Job Starts Now!
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May 15, 2024 |
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#110 – A Guide to Your College Student’s Health: A Conversation with Dr. Jill Grimes the “College Doc”
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May 01, 2024 |
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#109 – Encore Episode -The College Decision Dilemma: What Happens Once Those Admission Letters Arrive?
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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#108 – A Conversation About Education, Parenting, and Race
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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#107 - Waiting to Fail: Holding on to Hope
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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#106 – Academic Advising Matters: What You Need to Know
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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#105 – Q & A on College Supports for Students with Learning Disabilities
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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#104 Meet the Team: Student Support Roles
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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#103 – Encore Episode – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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#102 – Helping Students Develop Relationships with Professors Beyond the Classroom
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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#101 – What’s Ahead for College Parent Central?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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#100 – Celebrating our 100th Episode: Reflecting on Four Seasons of the College Parent Central Podcast
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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#099 – Navigating College Financial Decisions: An Interview with New York Times Bestselling Author Ron Lieber
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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#098 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk? – Part 3
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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#097 – Why Do Students Have Trouble Asking for the Help They Need?
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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#096 - Parenting Through the College Calendar
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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#095 – Learning More About Sexual Assault on Campus: An Interview with Saryfah Bolling of Callisto
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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#094 – What to Do When (If) Your College Student Is Homesick
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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#093 – Move-in Day Is Finally Here!
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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#092 – Can College Pressure Convince Teens to Lie? A Conversation with Young Adult Novelist Tracy Badua
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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#091 – Parent Transitions: The Empty Nest
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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#090 – Making the Most of College Visits: A Conversation with Moira McCullough of College Scoops
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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#089 – Summer Reading Suggestions for College Parents
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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#088 – How Parents’ Fear of Failure Can Influence Students
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May 17, 2023 |
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#087 – Exploring the Why and How of the Gap Year Experience: An Interview with Jay Gosselin of Discover Year and Marie Shea, Gap Year Parent
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May 03, 2023 |
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#086 – Highlights from Jeff Selingo’s Book There Is Life After College
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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#085 – A Pathway to Success for Students with Disabilities (and everyone else, too!): An Interview with Elizabeth Hamblet
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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#084 – Join Us for Our First Read-Along Book Group!
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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#083 – Why Are Students Reluctant to Connect with Professors?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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#082 – Mindfulness for College Students: An Interview with Dr. Eric Loucks
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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#081 – Pandemic Fallout Part 3: What Can Parent Do to Help Their Pandemic Students?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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#080 – Pandemic Fallout Part 2: What causes pandemic fallout and does it matter?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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#079 – Pandemic Fallout: What We’re Seeing in Our Post-Pandemic Students
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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#078 – Reflections on Season 3 of the College Parent Central Podcast
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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#077 – Special Episode: Beyond Bandaids - Minding Your College Student’s Health
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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#076 – Answering Parent Questions and Concerns
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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#075 – Understanding More About Your College Student’s Brain
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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#074 – Fostering Your Student’s Independence and Self-Advocacy: An Interview with College Counselor Judy Bass
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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#073 – Sleep Matters: Why Don’t College Students Get Enough - and Why They Should
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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#072 – What’s Special About Commuter Students?
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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#071 – College Cooking 101: An Inteview with Sarah Long, Author of a Cookbook for College Students
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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#070 – Increasing Your Student’s Readiness for College
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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#069 – Getting the Most Out of College: An Interview with Author Elliot Felix
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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#068 – Is Your Student Ready for College?
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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#067 – College Health Information You Never Knew You Needed: An Interview with Jill and Dave Henry
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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#066 – New Book Suggestions for Summer Reading
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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#065 – Talking College with Transition Expert Dr. Andrea Brenner
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May 18, 2022 |
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#064 – Supporting Students Who Struggle – Continuing the Conversation with Dr. Lynn Zlotkowski
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May 04, 2022 |
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#063 – Get Real and Get In: An Interview with Dr. Aviva Legatt
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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#062 – Understanding College Senioritis and How Parents Can Help
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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#061 – Exploring the Role of Advising in Student Success: An Interview with Dr. Lynn Zlotkowski
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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#060 – Experiences in College That Can Contribute to Wellbeing After Graduation
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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#059 – Preparing for Internships and Career: An Interview with Bob MacNeil
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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#058 – Listening Matters
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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#057 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk? – Part 2
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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#056 – Using the College Years to Prepare for Career
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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#055 – Reflecting on the Past Year of the College Parent Central Podcast
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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#054 – Thinking About the Transition from College to Professional Life
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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#053 Campus Sexual Assault: A Discussion with Author and Public Health Expert Susan Sorenson
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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#052 Undecided Students: Is Your Student Ready to Decide on a Major?
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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#051 – Adulting Made Easy – An Interview with Author Amanda Morin
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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#050 - We Celebrate Our 50th Episode with 50 Top Tips
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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#049 - The Middle Years of College: Getting the Work Done
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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#048 - Your Freshman is Off to College: An Interview with Authors Laurie Hazard and Stephanie Carter
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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#047 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk?
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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#046 - A Story of Hope for Parents of Struggling Students: An Interview with Marie Force
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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#045 – Transitioning from Summer to College: The Importance of the First Six Weeks – Part 3
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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#044 – Summer Conversations to Help Your Student Prepare for College – Part 2
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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#043 - Using Summer to Help Your Student Prepare for College – Part 1
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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#042 - The Ins and Outs of College Scholarships: An Interview with Scholarship Coach Janet MacDonald
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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#041 – More Summer Reads for Parents… Two Authors, Four Books
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May 19, 2021 |
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#040 – Our Favorite Books to Share with College Students
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May 05, 2021 |
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#039 – Adulting: Can You Help Your Student Prepare for Life After College?
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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#038 The Addiction Inoculation: An Interview with Author Jessica Lahey
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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#037 – A Discussion About Academic Coaching and Resilience: An Interview with Adina Glickman
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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#036 – What’s On Your Mind? Answering Some of Your Questions
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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#035 – Making the Most of Student/Professor Relationships
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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#034 – A Discussion About College Students and Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Eric Endlich
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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#033 - Looking at Failure Differently: A Layered Approach to Building Motivation
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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#032 - Helping Your Student Make the Most of Remote Learning
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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#031 - 30 Episodes In! Reflecting on the Past Year of the College Parent Central Podcast
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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#030 - Transfer Students: Making Decisions and Navigating the Process
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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#029 - Steps to Success for Students with Disabilities: An Interview with Elizabeth Hamblet
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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#028 - Signs of Trouble
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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#027 – Student Anxiety: Helping Your Student Cope
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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#026 – College Parenting at a Distance
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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#025 - College Parenting Up Close: When Your Student Lives at Home
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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#024 – College Student Health: An Interview with Dr. Jill Grimes
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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#023 - Parental Anxiety: It’s time to look at ourselves (instead of our college students!)
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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#022 - College Secrets of Highly Successful People: An Interview with Lindy and Tom Schneider
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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#021 - College Roommates: Navigating This Complex Relationship
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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#020 - Our Favorite Summer Reads for College Parents
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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#019 - Students With Learning Differences: What Are the Key Changes Between High School and College?
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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#018 – Spiritual Health and College Students- An Interview with Rev. Terry Hofmann
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May 20, 2020 |
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#017 - How to Move Forward after Academic Probation or Dismissal
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May 06, 2020 |
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#016 - Staying on Track to Graduate On Time
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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#015 - Special Episode – COVID-19 – One Month In – Challenges of Staying the Course
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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#014 - The College Decision Dilemma: What Happens Once Those Admission Letters Arrive?
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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#013 - COVID-19: When Your College Student Needs to Complete the Semester at Home
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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#012 – Talking About the First Year Experience – An Interview with Dr. Silas Pearman
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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#011 – Should Your Student Take a Gap Year Before College?
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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#010 - Tips for Using Senior Year to Prepare for College
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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#009 - The Importance of Anticipating the Key Differences Between High School and College
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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#008 - Helping Your Student Take Advantage of College Resources
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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#007 – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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#006 – Home from College: That LONG Winter Break
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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#005 - Communicating With Your College Student
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Dec 04, 2019 |
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#004 - Here We Go! It's Final Exam Time!
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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#003: Home for Break
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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#002: Mid-Semester Check In
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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#001: Welcome to the College Parent Central Podcast
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Nov 09, 2019 |