Parents and Family
Tread lightly, but be present: supporting your student through the stressful end of the semester
As the end of the semester nears, many college students feel their stress levels rise. Students realize how much work they still have left to do, and they realize that their time-management skills may not have served them well. They are overwhelmed, tired, possibly sick, and nervous about the outcome of their semester’s efforts.
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Helping Your Student Manage Expenses in College
There’s an overwhelming amount information available to parents and students about the cost of college tuition, financial aid packages, and finding scholarships to help make college more affordable. There’s no getting around the fact that college is expensive, and that parents and students need to talk about the cost of college and how they plan to make that work.
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Mistakes – an opportunity or a failure?
No one likes to make mistakes. We know we may not be perfect, but we try not to make too many mistakes — especially what we might consider to be stupid mistakes. College students don’t like to make mistakes either, but they will probably make some — perhaps many — mistakes throughout their college years.
Read More »Tips to Save on Computers and Course Materials
Does your student need to buy a new laptop? Want to learn how to reserve required course materials for your student? Here are some cost-saving tips from The S&T Store:
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Preparing for college with a chronic health condition
Students with chronic health conditions often have a unique set of needs to consider as they start college. Steps taken now can help students begin their college career familiar with campus resources and prepared for challenges related to managing their condition while adjusting to college life.
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Now that my children are grown, what is my purpose?
Even though being a parent was never my only identity, now that my children are grown, I find myself wondering what my purpose is – what is important now?
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Encourage your student to join a professional association
As your student is settling into the college routine in their first year or two, it is difficult to imagine that joining a professional organization or two could possibly matter. You and your college student may still be adjusting to college life and that professional career may seem a long way off.
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Why You Need to Talk to Your College Student About Academic Integrity
While it’s true that we’ve been teaching and modeling values all through our children’s lives, it’s important that you continue having conversations with them about academic integrity. It matters, and your student’s college career could depend on a solid understanding of what it is, why it matters, and how to prevent getting into “integrity trouble.”
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Send your student care packages
Send your student care packages with the help of Missouri S&T Dining Services. To place an order, visit mst.catertrax.com. -Click ‘Carved and Crafted’ -Click ‘Parent Gifts’
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Is your student a good houseguest?
The college years are often the first time a student travels alone and spends time at another family’s home. Breaks and long weekends are frequently opportunities when college friends offer up their home for a visit by a fellow student.
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