{"product_id":"9780380798407","title":"When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents' Survival Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"During the summer before he went to college, he was obnoxious; he said, 'There's a reason I'm acting this way; it will make it easier for you to have me leave.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When she was packing to leave, she was completely preoccupied with how many sheets and towels to take. I was thinking, 'My kid is leaving home forever, and life is taken up with minutiae.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's an emotional rollercoaster, a combination of missing him and feeling happy and excited for him.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Beginnings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou've taught them how to do their laundry, brought them a year's supply of toothpaste and shampoo, and lectured them on the do's and dont's of life beyond your home. The time has come for your child to leave for college — but are \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e prepared to say goodbye?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a mother who survived the perils of packing her own child off to school, \u003ci\u003eWhen Your Kid Goes to College\u003c\/i\u003e provides supportive, reassuring, and helpful tips for handling this inevitable but difficult separation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprehensive and accessible, this practical guide includes info on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching your child how to live on his own, from balancing a checkbook to dealing with a roomate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between financial and emotioanl dependence — and how to keep them separate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelping your spouse, younger children, and even pets deal with the transition when your child leaves — and when she returns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to fill — and even enjoy — the hole that your child's absence leaves.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaying goodbye isn't the end of the world; it's the beginning of an exciting new one for your child-and you!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011026272496,"sku":"9780380798407","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780380798407_p0.jpg?v=1763693781","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780380798407","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}