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Prospective CLA Parents
Are you the parent of a prospective student? This site is for you!
Advice from Students
Learn from the experience of the trailblazers.
Ten Tips for Parents of Prospective College Students
One of the most valuable things parents can do to help a student with career planning is listen: be open to ideas, try to help your student find information, and be nonjudgmental.
The Move to College
This article is intended to give you some information that will help you understand what your college student is going through and how you can help.
10 Tips for Parents of Prospective College Students
You are an important part of your student's journey in CLA...a journey that is a spring board for the working world, graduate school or other exciting post-college endeavors.
This link highlights some career services, and provides information to help you best support the important CLA student in your life.
Care Packages 101
Care packages are always a welcome surprise for students. They can be especially helpful when your child is going through a rough time, such as when they're not feeling well or during finals week.
Orientation & First-Year Programs Parent Information
The Parent Orientation Program is an excellent opportunity for parents to become familiar with the University. Whether you are a parent of a freshman or transfer student, these programs are designed to help answer your questions about University resources and opportunities and find out what to expect the first year. Staff from several campus offices and current students will be available to answer your questions.
University of Minnesota Parent Page
The goal of the University Parent Program is to provide communication between the University of Minnesota and parents of our students in order to generate goodwill, support student success, and provide parents with a sense of belonging within the campus community.
University of Minnesota Parenting Resources
The University of Minnesota Extension Service develops programs that foster the effective parenting of children and youth, with an emphasis on positive parenting for children birth to young adulthood, divorce issues, violence prevention, and other information to help understand the complex social issues facing families today.
CLA Parent
The CLA Parent website provides information for parents of incoming and current CLA students, including an overview of CLA student services, frequently asked questions, and contact information.
CLA Today
CLA's online magazine
Campus Events
Find out what's happening on campus!
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office
The Services Office offers a variety of free events and presentations as well as publications for parents, students, and professionals on preparing and paying for education beyond high school.
Shoulder to Shoulder
A new website with practical solutions to issues facing parents of adolescents.
The purpose of Shoulder to Shoulder is to support parents of teens by providing them with real advice about how to navigate the teen years.
Teen Talk
The Teen Talk fact sheet series is designed to help parents talk with teens about challenging topics, including: alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, school, peer pressure, bullies, sports, employment, dating, and parties.
Young people today are faced with many hard decisions. Teen Talk is designed to help parents in supporting their teens to make healthy, responsible choices.
Teen Link
Teen-Link was developed as a means for educators and other professionals, parents, teachers, youth and anyone working with adolescents or interested in adolescent development to obtain quick access to variety of resources, both academic and practical, addressing teen issues. This database might be used to learn more about an issue or answer questions, to provide guidance in negotiating issues, or to help guide program development. Abstracts are included with most of the materials. The resources included in this database have all been reviewed and are constantly being updated in order to represent the best of what\'s out there.
College Parent Magazine
Dedicated to providing parents of college and college-bound students complete and reliable information about important issues such as financial aid, admissions, campus life, and much, much more.
Helpful Reading
These books can help address and perhaps provide answers to some of your questions and concerns.
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