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Campus Safety - Including the topics such as alcohol and drug use, personal and property safety, common illnesses including STDs, chronic illnesses that your child is managing, any other information included
on the college’s website.
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Academic Expectations – Including realistic expectations for grades,
study and class preparation time and where he can go on campus for academic
assistance and tutoring. Refer to the college’s website for specific information.
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Travel plans for move-in day, holidays and
breaks – Figure out if your
child will move himself or if you will join him for move-in day. Also, will he
return home or stay on campus for breaks, and holidays? If he’s staying on
campus confirm that his residence hall is open during breaks, if it is not,
some colleges offer students break housing in other halls.
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Emotional health and well being – Including any current or on-going mental
health issues, discuss medication and medication management, discuss where to
go and whom to call on campus in case of an emergency. Decide if prescriptions,
health care, and mental health care will be transferred to a provider near the
college or if he will be able to continue with his current doctor, counselor,
and pharmacy.
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How you will communicate – Keeping the lines of communication open is absolutely
crucial to college students and their parents at home. Discuss and develop a
plan for daily or weekly regular communication that includes a weekly
“check-up” phone call as well as expectations for returning calls, texts and
emails throughout the week.
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Be sure that you will stick to this plan too. It’s poor form to expect your
child to reply to calls or texts within 24 hours if you never do.
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