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Keep communication open.
Even very smooth transitions
have a few bumps. The best pre-
pared child is likely to be nervous
before the first day of school. A
younger child might cling or balk
at leaving you. If your child typ-
ically has difficulty separating
from you, talk with your child's
teachers in advance about how to
handle the situation.
Talk with your child every day
about what happened in school.
Avoid questions that can be an-
swered with a yes or no. Even the
quietest child may respond to
questions like, "What was the
worst thing about your day?"
"What was the best thing about
your day?"
College students also need to
keep the lines of communication
open to home. In this computer
age, you can ease the process
with phone calls and "e mail."
Visit the campus on parents
weekend and other times. Make
your home open to your young-
ster's friends during breaks and
vacations.
Problem solve. When a prob-
lem arises, spend some time
brainstorming solutions. At every
age, listen to your child's de-
scription of the problem and elic-
it possible solutions. Teaching
your child how to problem solve
in general is as important as any
one solution.
Don't neglect your own feel-
ings. As a parent, contend with
your feelings so that you can be
excited for your child. As your
child faces new situations, so do
you. Prepare for changes in your
own life. As you handle the
changes in your own life, your
children are learning valuable
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Aunt Eleanor, Uncle Sam or
Jeanie down the street is likely
to know someone in any city your
child is visiting. If they can facil-
itate a telephone introduction for
your child, so much the better. A
home-cooked meal will be very
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Ask your local dentist and doctor
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that offer few benefits and little
chance for advancement.
If your child is not interested
in attending college, encourage
him or her to enroll in a voca-
tional or trade school. Having a
specialized skill will give your son
or daughter the competitive ad-
vantage needed in today's high-
tech world.
Many young men and women
find the military a viable option.
It gives them the opportunity to
earn an income while exploring
all the opportunities available to
them. If they decide they want to
attend college, the military will
pay their tuition in exchange for
serving a required number of
years in the service. For those
with limited financial resources,
this is a great way to receive a
free college education.
If your child is college-bound,
make sure he or she has been
taking the right classes all along.
(Senior year is too late to start
thinking about college.) Most col-
leges require four years of Eng-
lish, three years of math, three
years of history or social studies,
three years of laboratory science
and three years of a foreign lan-
guage.
Although grades are impor-
tant, colleges also look at how de-
manding a student's course load
is.
Finding the right college in-
volves thorough research, and
one of the best resources is your-
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child's guidance counselor. Most
high schools employ a full-time
counselor to help students pre-
pare for college. Ideally, your
child should meet with his coun-
selor during his freshman or
sophomore year to plan a course
of study.
Once senior year arrives, your
child's counselor should be avail-
able to assist with all aspects of
the application process.
If possible, visit the college
your child is interested in at-
tending. If the school is too far
away, many colleges will send a
representative or have an alum-
nus conduct a personal interview
at the high school where your
child attends.
To prepare students for college,
some universities now offer pro-
grams to bring high school stu-
dents onto their campuses during
their senior year. Students con-
tinue to attend their high school
for the majority of their course
work, but take one or two under-
graduate classes at the local col-
lege or university. In most cases,
students earn both high school
and college credit.
Many high schools offer ad-
vanced placement courses in his-
tory, English, science or math.
Students who take these class-
es are given the option of taking
a standardized test at the end of
the course. If they score high
enough, they may earn college
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