UMass Amherst Office of Parents Services

Office of Parent Services

Books/Reading List

To learn more about any of the following books, visit the Barnes and Noble web site, Amazon.com or your local bookstore.

  • My Freshman Year: What A Professor Learned by Becoming A Student
    Nathan, Rebekah (Cathy Small), 2005
  • When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents' Survival Guide
    Barkin, Carol, 1999
  • Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding The College Years
    Coburn, Karen & Treeger, Madge, 1997
  • Almost Grown: Launching Your Child From High School to College
    Pasick, Patricia, 1998
  • A New Beginning: A Survival Guide for Parents of College Freshmen
    McGarry, Kaye, 2001
  • Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money: The Essential Parenting Guide
    to the College Years

    Johnson, Helen; Schelhas-Miller, Christine, 2000
  • You're On Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me) : Mentoring Your Child
    During the College Years

    Savage, Marjorie, 2003
  • Empty Nest ... Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College
    Van Steenhouse, Andrea, 2002