Parent of a high school senior?

Are you the parent of a high school senior who is applying to college? Your child is racing madly towards the finish line of having all college and scholarship applications completed. Have you given a moment's thought towards what it will be like to drop him or her off at a college dorm next fall? What will you say? How will you feel at that moment? Going to college is not easy for either the student or the parent! Many parents of high school seniors are overwhelmed right now with helping their children at this critical time. At the same time, the parents are frustrated because their children are ignoring the parents' words of wisdom about "life issues", from driving to study skills. This is all normal - but it is frustrating for both sides. The parents want to be sure their children are ready for college, and the teens are asserting their independence. What if there was a solution that helped both during the college years? There is. Portable Parent is a unique e-book that covers 29 topics students want to know about - but may not choose to ask their parents. Would-be "helicopter parents" can be more relaxed, knowing their children have the advice they need, as close as their computers! From drinking and drugs at college and tips for lengthening terms papers to doing laundry, finding scholarships and ways to save on travel costs, this e-book provides answers students want! As one student reviewer wrote: "Hey - it's like a parent that you can get information from when you want it.... even at the times of morning that you need advice but don't want the lecture you'd get about calling at that time of night!" Parents with Windows computers (and Adobe Acrobat 8 or above) can also add their parental wisdom to select sections. (Parents with Macs will have to download and print out the e-book to add their thoughts.) "Instant information, 24/7, with a parent's insight!" This e-book has special value to college students who come from other countries to the USA. It provides cultural information on American ways of doing things on college campuses. Written by a parent of three college students who is also a faculty member, Portable Parent covers questions students have. Parents appreciate it because they know that with this loaded into their child's computer, the student will have access to information they need - but won't necessarily want to ask their parents. When the time comes to leave your child, you will feel better knowing all that helpful information is waiting in his computer - whether he asks you or not. Sidestep the parent-new college student struggle - check the e-book Portable Parent out! 

Ready to say "good-bye" to your new college freshman?

Your new high school graduate is all packed up and eager to leave for college. What will you say to him or her when you say "goodbye"? Will you worry that he or she doesn't know enough of life to succeed, but will not contact you for advice when he needs it?

The Portable Parent, a unique e-book, is your answer. Written by a parent of a college student who is also an adjunct college professor, this book contains more than 20 short chapters of advice on topics ranging from getting scholarships and managing money to making friends the first few days and lengthening term papers. Parents who use Windows computers can add their own words of wisdom to selected chapters! The best part is that after purchase and adding your helpful advice, you can download it to your child's computer, and it won't add an ounce to all that you will be moving into his dorm room!

Sending your child to college in the USA - but live in another country?

Many parents from other countries send their children to college in the USA, but the students and their parents don't know what to expect. Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) is a down-loadable e-book about living on a college campus. It is in English, but it could be translated easily by going to www.translate.google.com into many languages. Chapters include ones on managing your time and money wisely, suggestions for lengthening an shortening term papers, making friends, and much more.

Help your child know what to expect in an American college! Visit www.portableparent.com!

Have a college freshman?

Many parents at college orientations for their children, or when saying good-bye to them at their dorms, feel they as parents haven't done enough. They worry their children are not ready to succeed in a college environment. At the cost of tuition today, that's a big concern.

A unique new down-loadable book, Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) helps by providing students information they need to succeed, and it can already be downloaded onto their computers so it's available when they need it!

Portable Parent is purchased by parents. If they have a PC, they can add their own wisdom to some of the chapters, before uploading it to their children's computers.
"Instant information, with a parent's input, 24/7"!

doing well in college

Many high school seniors at this time of year have received acceptance letters, and some know where they plan to go. Their parents, however, are looking further ahead. "Will my child know enough about general life skills to do well in college?" is what concerns them. The Portable Parent
(www.portableparent.com) is a unique e-book that provides parents a way to add their own unique wisdom to a pre-written text about more than 20 topics relevant to new college students.
Students upload the book and can access it when they are ready for the information - even if it's 2 AM. "Instant info, with a parent's insight, 24/7".

call from your college freshman

The calls from many freshmen to their parents go something like this,"Mom/Dad, how do I...
(get help in my math class, lengthen a term paper, get along with my obnoxious room-mate, give a good excuse for not doing drugs or drinking, get a cheaper ticket home, find private scholarships, check out a first apartment,etc)?" The Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) has answers...and you can add your own to this pre-written book which provides "instant information, with a parent's insight, 24/7"!

What comes after college applications?

Many high school seniors and their parents are rejoicing now that their college applications are done. Then the parents start to think about what skills and knowledge their children still need to learn to be successful in college, such as time and money management, tips on doing laundry and making friends, even on how to lengthen a paper - but the students don't want to listen now. Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) is a wonderful solution to this problem.

Portable Parent is a unique online e-book. Parents download it, add their own insights to selected chapters, and upload it on their children's computers. When the students need the information - even at 1 AM, it's waiting for them, and they keep their treasured independence! Parents, meanwhile, can relax knowing the information is waiting for their children.

Parent of a high school senior?

Soon the college and scholarship applications will be done, and then comes the thought: does my child know enough about non-academics to do well in college? For example, does he know about time management, money management issues such as credit cards and phishing, finding cheap travel fares, doing laundry and more? While some high school seniors will listen to this advice, most won't.

One way to get around seniors' "I know it all attitude" is to write the information down for them to read when they are ready, and to put it on a computer so it doesn't weigh anything when it's time to go to college. Then, at 3 AM if they need to know something, the information is waiting! But who wants to write a book? Fortunately, it's already done and waiting on the web, at www.portableparent.com. There are even sections where parents with Windows on their computers can add their own tidbits of widom. "Instant information, with a parent's insight, available 24/7!"

Letting Your College Freshman Go -Gently

A few years ago, at a college orientation program for parents, sad looks and even tears were on many faces. Parents were clearly concerned about their children's ability to manage on their own.

There is another option, though, between being a "helicopter parent" and a "hands off" parent.
Children who are in college often do want guidance, but they don't want their parents to know about it.

A new downloadable book, Portable Parent (www.portableparent.com) offers this middle ground.
Parents can include their advice in sections of this unique customizable book, and then upload it onto their child's computer. The book includes advice and helpful information on everything from getting to know others and lengthening term papers, to finding private scholarships and avoiding phishing e-mails. Best of all, when giving this book to your child, it won't add a single extra ounce as you lug your child's things up to his new dorm room!