Letting Go: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the College Years
By Karen Coburn & Madge Treeger
Quill Publishing; 4th Edition (April 2003)

Letting Go leads parents through the period of transition that their student experiences between the junior year of high school and college graduation. The authors explain how to distinguish normal development stages from problems that may require parental or professional intervention.

Almost Grown:
Launching Your Child from High School to College
By Patricia Pasick
W.W. Norton & Company; 2nd Edition (March 1998).

You’re On Your Own (But I’m Here if You Need Me): Mentoring Your Child During the College Years
By Marjorie Savage
Simon & Schuster; (July 2003)

Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money:
The Essential Parenting Guide to the College Years
By Helen Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
St. Martin's Griffin; (May 2000).

133 Ways to Avoid Going Cuckoo When the Kids Fly the Nest
By Lauren Schaffer and Sandy Feischl Wasserman

A practical, humorous, must-have guide that will help parents cope with the realities of Empty Nest Syndrome.

You Know You’re an Empty Nester When…
A Hilarious Look at Life After Kids
By Dianne Sundby, Ph.D.

Humorously depicts “life after kids” through captivating illustrations and incisive one-liners.

Empty Nest... Full Heart: the Journey from Home to College
By Andrea VanSteenhouse, Ph.D.

The author chronicles the tumultuous journey from the senior year of high school, through the challenging summer, to the first year of college for students. Featuring an emphasis on the freshman experience, Empty Nest...Full Heart offers a lighthearted yet savvy look at this turbulent time. The book's generous and compassionate scope makes it lively, humorous, and emotionally resonant.