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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To each his/her own, but I did not join a parents’ FB group for my child’s college. (Mine is a sophomore at a large public university fairly far from home.) Just seems inappropriate to me for parents to be involved at that level. A large part of college is supposed to be kids muddling through and figuring out things on their own. For those of you who joined, what value does it have for you that leads you to recommend it to others?[/quote]

I've joined my child's large university parents' page and have learned a lot. Parents ask questions like (note that some were pre-Covid),

"my student is sick. where is the nearest urgent care to xx dorms/apts?"
"how many days should I stay for move in?"
"should we do early move in?"
"my kid's car broke down. where is a good place to fix it?"
"do most parents come for parents' weekend? Another date better?"
"should we do the two-day orientation or the one-day?"
"has anyone's student rented at XYZ apartment complex? Is it safe/good mngmt, etc?"
"for those not on dining plan, how much does your child spend/mo on food?"
"trying to sublease my kids' apartment for the summer"

It's been incredibly helpful, although I could see by sophomore year not having as many questions. Yes, there are many things the kids should and do handle themselves, but since it is generally the first time our children are living on their own, and often in brand new cities and/or states, there is a lot of information that we can find out to make the transition and early months there easier.

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