Ok parents here’s a hard cold reality- in the eyes of the world, your child is an adult. They get privacy even from their parents, and colleges, banks, and health care institutions have strict policies in place to respect that. Before you send your child to college, there are steps you need to take as a parent in partnership with your emerging adult to ensure that your legal relationship is clear and documented. Join Mindy and Leslie for a discussion with Bridget McAndrew from the law firm Inkwell to learn everything that you, parent, can do to best prepared for the legal transition of your relationship with your student from child to adult.

Bridget can be found at Inkwell.law or emailed at [email protected]

This week’s episode came together in an unexpected way and offers the best kind of bookend issues that parents need to be prepared for at the very beginning and the very end of college. Leading college advisor Kelly Jorgensen shares with parents the ways in which your student still has the opportunity to fumble the ball and why that a Fear of God letter from your child’s institution should be avoided at all costs. And one of our favorite graduating seniors comes to share the unexpected heartbreak of his first year on campus and the path he took over four years to turn it into the greatest blessing of his life. Share feedback, questions, and stories at [email protected].

Kelly Jorgensen can be found at www.kjcollegecounseling.com

Josh Horwitz can be found at www.linkedin.com/in/joshhorwitz18/

MindyKNOWS can be found at www.mindyknows.com

“Moving out starts with moving in” according to this week’s guest, Todd Iserman whose business, STL Rent A Box (www.stlrentabox.com), is the one-stop shop destination for dorm dwellers at the end of the year. Todd shares his expertise with parents on things to consider as your student moves from their childhood home and into their first space outside of your control. Join Mindy and Leslie as the episode include anecdotes of the craziest things they’ve seen inside the dorms where they live and work. Share feedback, questions, and stories at [email protected].

The “best four years of your life” often don’t start off that way and this week Leslie and Mindy will dig into that with seasoned seniors Ethan and Ola. These two Residential Advisors share stories of their own humble beginnings and help parents understand that it can be a bumpy ride, but there are systems in place to support students as they adjust to campus life. Recorded in the dorm with Leslie lives with all of the ambient sounds of campus life, Ethan and Ola will reassure any parents hoping to hear that their kids will be fine. Everything’s fine. Share feedback, questions, and stories at [email protected].

Leslie and Mindy tackle one of the first social dilemmas facing college students along with the FOMO and referred anxiety is poses for parents: the roommate selection process. This week’s guest is Jill Stratton, Assistant Provost for Residential Education and the Associate Dean for Residential Colleges at Vanderbilt University. Jill’s decades of expertise will help parents learn how to guide and support students through this first important decision of their upcoming life on campus. Share feedback, questions, and stories at [email protected].

Veteran college parents Leslie and Mindy kick off their new podcast like a couple of clueless and nervous freshmen. Working with an iphone under the basement steps, they introduce The Parent Page Podcast and share what lead them to start this journey in the first place- living and working on a college campus among real live students in their natural habitat. Join them on their seven episode Season 1 ride for a deeper discussion around the hottest and hilarious topics ripped from the parent pages across the country, and find a way to cope with your very own separation anxiety at this advanced stage of parenting. Share feedback, questions, and stories at [email protected].

Congratulations! Your child has been accepted into college! Welcome to The Parent Page Podcast.