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| | The Parent Trap - Minnesota Monthly - August 2006 - Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Parents need to back off, she says, and let their child make his or her own choices, even if those include sleeping through morning classes or starting a 3,000-word term paper the night before it’s due or living on pizza and soft drinks for three weeks running. |
 | | Parents are usually unsure how to react, particularly when they know that transferring can result in lost credits, tuition dollars, and scholarships, and may not solve a child’s social or academic problems. |
 | | Their parents were also more likely to be involved in the student’s academics—a big negative, as the study also found that students who take responsibility for their academic life are more satisfied with their academic performance and with their overall college experience. |
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