Recommended Readings

The following books have been helpful to many parents:

Don't Tell Me What To Do, Just Send Money by Patricia Olson, E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller, 200

How to Survive and Thrive in an Empty Next: Reclaiming Your Life When Your Children Have Grown by Robert Lauer and Jeanette. C Lauer, 1999

When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parent's Survival Guide by Carol Barkin, 1999

Almost Grown: Launching Your Child from High School to College by Patricia Pasick, 1998

Empty Nest, Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College by Andrea Van Steenhouse and Johanna Parker, 1998

Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years by Karen Levin Coburn, 1997

The College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It.

The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting from Senior to College Life by Laura Kastner and Jennifer Fugett Wyatt

When Kids Go to College: A Parent's Guide to Changing Relationships by Barbara M. Newman and Philip R. Newman

You're On Your Own (But I'm Here if You Need Me) : Mentoring Your Child During the College Years by Marjorie Savage

Articles by Dr. Rachel Lively, Psy. D.

Published in the Torch, UMass Dartmouth's student newspaper, 2007-2008

• Anger Management
• Assertiveness
• Bipolar Disorder
• Breaking Up - a How-to Guide Controlling Relationships
• Coping with Grief
• Eating Disorders
• Going Home for the Holidays
• Humor and Health
• Intimacy - Fear vs Overload - Is There a Balance?
• Learning to Relax: Mind, Body and Soul
• Life After Graduation: So you're Finally Done With College. Now What?
• Obsessive Thinking
• Sleep Problems? Say Good-night
• Social Drama
• Stress Management
• Time's A-wastin - How to Manage Your Time (and Enjoy Your Life)
• Test Anxiety
• The Importance of Gratitude