Here are some wonderful articles that every parent should read before they send their child off to college.....

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/5818689/ns/today-back_to_school/t/how-prepare-your-child-freshman-year/

How to Prepare Your Child For Freshmen Year

http://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/PDFsandForms/Parents/FiveConversations%20.pdf

Five Conversations Parents and Students Should Have Before the First Year of College

http://www.collegeparentcentral.com/2009/06/five-more-conversations-starters-for-parents-and-students-before-the-first-year-of-college/

Five More Conversation Starters for Parents and Students Before the First Year of College

http://parents.umich.edu/newstudent/firstyear.php

Parents: What to Expect From Freshmen Year

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44339309/ns/today-back_to_school/t/things-every-freshman-parent-should-know/

Ten Things Every Freshmen and Parent Should Know

http://www.aod.uconn.edu/preparing_freshman.html

Preparing Freshmen