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It’s never too early (or too late) to start preparing your child for this transition. Steps you can take now to prepare your child for the transition to college In college, that type of support can be provided by academic support staff or through the campus tutoring center, but your child will need to seek it out. You may currently help your child stay on top of homework assignments, manage time, and plan out when and how long-term assignments will be completed - or work closely with your child’s teacher to do so. Parents whose children have executive functioning challenges often provide support in other ways. Your child is viewed as an autonomous adult by the college and will need to independently ask for help, seek campus resources, and request learning accommodations. While students who have a diagnosed disability such as ADHD, a learning disability, or autism, are able to obtain accommodations in college, parents are not part of this process. Colleges, however, are prohibited by law from providing parents with any information regarding student accommodations, grades, or academic progress.

You may be communicating closely with your child’s high school, discussing everything from the accommodations your child needs to their grades and even their homework assignments. Understanding the differences between high school parenting and college parenting Students need strong academic self-advocacy skills in order to successfully navigate this life-changing transition.įor parents, approaching the shift from high school to college as a gradual process of moving your child from dependence to independence - and beginning this process well before the transition to college - can make this change far less daunting. Simply possessing strong academic competence is not enough to thrive in college. Written By: Laura Lorenzen, MSW and Andrea Malkin Brenner, PhDĪnticipating the transition from high school to college can feel overwhelming for parents and teens, and especially so for teens with executive functioning challenges.