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[quote=Anonymous]I recommend you think of your ultimate desired outcome for him. I imagine it's not 'get through college', it's for him to be a productive, functioning adult who will be happy and successful once he's completed this education phase of his life.  How do you get him there? Not by monitoring his grades and continuing to support him the same way you did in high school, but modifying your approach by treating him as the almost fully formed human he is (the same way you likely modified your approach with him from elem. to high school).  Help him figure out how to find the resources he will need in college, the services and support they offer.  Talk with him about HIS desired outcomes and what HE thinks he'll need to get there.  Help him figure out that path, focusing on the end goal.

While I totally get some kids need more support than others, by not helping him figure out his own way now, how to find the support he needs on his own, you're actually sacraificing his long term happiness for a short term feeling of safety.  Good luck to you and your son next year! 
(mom of rising college freshman)  [/quote]

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