• Food
    • Restaurants
    • Recipes
    • Drinks
    • Eats
  • Community
    • Politics
    • Health
    • Development
    • Education
    • The Way It Was
  • Arts & Agenda
    • Music
    • Art
    • Film & TV
    • Books
    • Things to Do
  • Life & Style
    • Fashion
    • Home
    • Recreation
    • Fitness & Wellness
    • Shopping
    • Travel
  • Events
    • Best of Detroit Party 2025
    • Hour Media Events
    • Partner Events
    • Party Pics
    • Photography Request Form
  • Best of Detroit 2025
    • Best of Detroit 2025 Winners & Finalists
    • Best of Detroit Party 2025
  • Video
  • Resources
    • Best of Senior Care
    • Company Milestone Profiles
    • Excellence in Care
    • Faces of Detroit
    • Give Detroit
    • Canna-Business
    • Women Who Move Detroit
    • Parents’ Guide to College
    • Professionals
    • Dentists
    • Doctors
    • Restaurants
    • Shopping
  • Magazine
    • Other Publications
    • Archive
    • Careers
    • Digital Edition
    • My Account
    • Subscribe
    • Purchase Single Issues
    • Newsletters
    • Where to Find
    • Advertise
    • Staff
    • Contact
Sign in
Welcome!Log into your account
Forgot your password?
Create an account
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Sign up
Welcome!Register for an account
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Password recovery
Recover your password
Search
  • Subscribe
  • Archive
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Restaurants
  • Doctors
  • Dentists
  • Shopping
  • Professionals
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Create an account
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Create an account
Welcome! Register for an account
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Hour Detroit Magazine
  • Food
    • Restaurants
    • Recipes
    • Drinks
    • Eats
  • Community
    • Politics
    • Health
    • Development
    • Education
    • The Way It Was
  • Arts & Agenda
    • Music
    • Art
    • Film & TV
    • Books
    • Things to Do
  • Life & Style
    • Fashion
    • Home
    • Recreation
    • Fitness & Wellness
    • Shopping
    • Travel
  • Events
    • Best of Detroit Party 2025
    • Hour Media Events
    • Partner Events
    • Party Pics
    • Photography Request Form
  • Best of Detroit 2025
    • Best of Detroit 2025 Winners & Finalists
    • Best of Detroit Party 2025
  • Video
  • Resources
    • Best of Senior Care
    • Company Milestone Profiles
    • Excellence in Care
    • Faces of Detroit
    • Give Detroit
    • Canna-Business
    • Women Who Move Detroit
    • Parents’ Guide to College
    • Professionals
    • Dentists
    • Doctors
    • Restaurants
    • Shopping
  • Magazine
    • Other Publications
    • Archive
    • Careers
    • Digital Edition
    • My Account
    • Subscribe
    • Purchase Single Issues
    • Newsletters
    • Where to Find
    • Advertise
    • Staff
    • Contact
Home Special Section Advertising Tips for Success
  • Special Section Advertising
Promotion

Tips for Success

Sure, you can get your teen a shiny laptop, a heap of dorm room necessities, and the other basics on the “what to bring to orientation” checklist, but that will only get them so far. Here are five ways parents can really help set their kids up for success in college.
By
Special Advertising Section
-
April 3, 2020
1085
Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp

    Sure, you can get your teen a shiny laptop, a heap of dorm room necessities, and the other basics on the “what to bring to orientation” checklist, but that will only get them so far. Here are five ways parents can really help set their kids up for success in college.

    Teach them about money. “Explain to them how to be responsible for it and tell them not to use it willy-nilly,” Maria Furtado, of Colleges That Change Lives, says. “Also, teach them to recognize that it’s OK to use it to have fun, too.” A budgeting app, such as Mint, can be useful.

     

    Demonstrate strong friendships. “Showing your children how to support friends — and be supported by friends — is a really great thing for kids to see,” Furtado says. Knowing how to be a good friend will make it easier for your teen to build a friend group of their own.

     

    Develop their work ethic. An internship or other employment where they’re supervised by other adults is valuable, psychotherapist Sean Grover says. “It helps them develop confidence and learn how to be treated like adults.” A gap year away from your watchful eye or a study abroad program can also be very beneficial.

     

    Recognize it’s not your job to fix everything. “Sometimes (a parent’s) job is just to listen to how mean that professor was— next week, that professor might be the best professor ever,” Furtado says. Give your students the space to work through their own struggles, and support them.

     

    Write them a genuine letter. “You don’t delete a letter,” says Marshall Duke, a psychology professor at Emory University. Going off to college is a very powerful moment, he says, and it lends itself to a big message on paper. “Talk about the big things, like the kind of person you’d like them to be, or that you’re proud to be their parent,” he suggests. “Don’t waste it with, ‘Make your bed every day.’ ”

     
     





    • TAGS
    • Parents’ Guide to College Editorial
    Facebook
    Twitter
    WhatsApp
      Previous articleTake These for a Spin
      Next articleStudent-Centered Outlook
      Special Advertising Section

      RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

      Sponsored

      Discover the Best of Senior Care

      Promotion

      August Offers a Bounty of Fresh Flavors

      Promotion

      Rely on Experts for Their Knowledge and Insight

       

      NEWSLETTERS

         

      DIGITAL SPONSORS

       
       
       

      FROM OUR PARTNERS

      Sponsored

      Anytime Fitness

      June 9, 2025
      Sponsored

      Say Goodbye to Back Pain & Sciatica

      June 9, 2025
      Sponsored

      New Italian Private Dining Experience Coming to Detroit

      June 8, 2025
      Hour Detroit Magazine
      ABOUT US
      Hour Detroit Magazine brings you stories of regional interest along with the best restaurants, clubs, events and useful resources.
      FOLLOW US
      • Archive
      • Careers
      • Subscribe
      • Contact
      • Advertise
      • Terms & Conditions
      • Privacy & Cookies Policy
      • Staff
      • Hour Media Corporate
      © 2025 - Hour Detroit Magazine
      Near me
      40 miles