All Episodes

#162 - Catching Up: Does Your Student Need Remedial Classes?

#161 - My Student Wants to Go to Law School - Now What?

#160 - Encore - The Addiction Inoculation: An Interview with Author Jessica Lahey

#159 - Unpacking the Admission Process for First Generation Families with Sacha Thieme

#158 - Summer Reads 2026

#157 - What If The Most Practical Major Is a Life of Meaning

#156 - Encore: Let's Talk About Senior Summer

#155 - The Importance of Transparency for College Preparation

#154 - Exploring College Fit - and Acceptance: A Conversation with Dr. Eric Endlich

#153 - Students to Students: How Peer Support Can Help Students Thrive

#152 - Spring Semester - What's on your Student's Mind?

#151 - Transition Takes Planning: A Conversation with Transition Specialist Kelly Challen

#150 - College Lingo: Can You Talk the Talk? Part 5

#149 - Encore Episode – Is Your Student Ready for College?

#148 Changing Vocabulary and Expectations in College

#147 – Encore Episode – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About

#146 Minors Matter

#145 - Encore Episode: Home for Break

#144 - Encore Episode - Mid-semester Check-in

#143 Help your student learn more efficiently: A conversation with Dr. Daniel Willingham

#142 - Encore Episode - Why Sleep Matters: A Conversation with Lisa Lewis, Author of The Sleep Deprived Teen

#141 So Much Campus Support for Your Student

#140 – Promoting and Maintaining Good Mental Health in College: A Conversation with Dr. Sarah Olivo and Dr. Liz Seidler

#139 - Don't Overlook These College Prep Tasks as the Summer Winds Down

#138 - Encore Episode - College Roommates: Navigating This Complex Relationship

#137 Navigating Physical Disabilities and College

#136 Summer Reads Season 6

#135 The Truth About College Admission

#134 Let's Talk About Senior Summer

#133 Rekindling Your Child's Motivation: an Interview with Ellen Braaten

#132 – What’s Your Student’s College Timeline?

#131 The Bigger Picture: Neurodiversity and College

#130 – A New Approach to Career Readiness – and What Does a College President Do, Anyway?

#129 – Raising the Self-Driven Child: A Conversation with Authors Ned Johnson and Bill Stixrud

#128 Help Your Student Complete Challenging Required Courses

#127 – Encore Episode – Navigating College Financial Decisions: An Interview with New York Times Bestselling Author Ron Lieber

#126 They're Back! Parenting Our Boomerang Kids

#125 – Encore Episode – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About

#124 – Looking Back at 2024 and Season 5 of the College Parent Central Podcast

#123 – Is Your Student Ready to Be a Citizen? It’s Never Too Late to Learn.

#122 – Encore Episode - Signs of Trouble: How Do You Know If Your Student Is Struggling

#121 - College Lingo - Can You Talk the Talk? - Part 4

#120 – Partnering with Your Student’s High School Counselor

#119 – Why Sleep Matters: A Conversation with Lisa Lewis, Author of The Sleep Deprived Teen

#118 – Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Focusing on the Strengths of First Generation Students

#117 – Supporting Your Student’s Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Bianca Busch, The College Psychiatrist

#116 – Encore Episode - Transitioning from Summer to College: The Importance of the First Six Weeks

#115 – Zooming Out on the College Experience: Taking the Long (and Wide) View

#114 Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable: A Conversation with Author Harlan Cohen

#113 – Talking About Tutoring: Who, When, and Why It Matters

#112 – Our Favorite Summer Reads

#111 – What’s Next? No Longer “Almost” a College Student: the Job Starts Now!

#110 – A Guide to Your College Student’s Health: A Conversation with Dr. Jill Grimes the “College Doc”

#109 – Encore Episode -The College Decision Dilemma: What Happens Once Those Admission Letters Arrive?

#108 – A Conversation About Education, Parenting, and Race

#107 - Waiting to Fail: Holding on to Hope

#106 – Academic Advising Matters: What You Need to Know

#105 – Q & A on College Supports for Students with Learning Disabilities

#104 Meet the Team: Student Support Roles

#103 – Encore Episode – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About

#102 – Helping Students Develop Relationships with Professors Beyond the Classroom

#101 – What’s Ahead for College Parent Central?

#100 – Celebrating our 100th Episode: Reflecting on Four Seasons of the College Parent Central Podcast

#099 – Navigating College Financial Decisions: An Interview with New York Times Bestselling Author Ron Lieber

#098 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk? – Part 3

#097 – Why Do Students Have Trouble Asking for the Help They Need?

#096 - Parenting Through the College Calendar

#095 – Learning More About Sexual Assault on Campus: An Interview with Saryfah Bolling of Callisto

#094 – What to Do When (If) Your College Student Is Homesick

#093 – Move-in Day Is Finally Here!

#092 – Can College Pressure Convince Teens to Lie? A Conversation with Young Adult Novelist Tracy Badua

#091 – Parent Transitions: The Empty Nest

#090 – Making the Most of College Visits: A Conversation with Moira McCullough of College Scoops

#089 – Summer Reading Suggestions for College Parents

#088 – How Parents’ Fear of Failure Can Influence Students

#087 – Exploring the Why and How of the Gap Year Experience: An Interview with Jay Gosselin of Discover Year and Marie Shea, Gap Year Parent

#086 – Highlights from Jeff Selingo’s Book There Is Life After College

#085 – A Pathway to Success for Students with Disabilities (and everyone else, too!): An Interview with Elizabeth Hamblet

#084 – Join Us for Our First Read-Along Book Group!

#083 – Why Are Students Reluctant to Connect with Professors?

#082 – Mindfulness for College Students: An Interview with Dr. Eric Loucks

#081 – Pandemic Fallout Part 3: What Can Parent Do to Help Their Pandemic Students?

#080 – Pandemic Fallout Part 2: What causes pandemic fallout and does it matter?

#079 – Pandemic Fallout: What We’re Seeing in Our Post-Pandemic Students

#078 – Reflections on Season 3 of the College Parent Central Podcast

#077 – Special Episode: Beyond Bandaids - Minding Your College Student’s Health

#076 – Answering Parent Questions and Concerns

#075 – Understanding More About Your College Student’s Brain

#074 – Fostering Your Student’s Independence and Self-Advocacy: An Interview with College Counselor Judy Bass

#073 – Sleep Matters: Why Don’t College Students Get Enough - and Why They Should

#072 – What’s Special About Commuter Students?

#071 – College Cooking 101: An Inteview with Sarah Long, Author of a Cookbook for College Students

#070 – Increasing Your Student’s Readiness for College

#069 – Getting the Most Out of College: An Interview with Author Elliot Felix

#068 – Is Your Student Ready for College?

#067 – College Health Information You Never Knew You Needed: An Interview with Jill and Dave Henry

#066 – New Book Suggestions for Summer Reading

#065 – Talking College with Transition Expert Dr. Andrea Brenner

#064 – Supporting Students Who Struggle – Continuing the Conversation with Dr. Lynn Zlotkowski

#063 – Get Real and Get In: An Interview with Dr. Aviva Legatt

#062 – Understanding College Senioritis and How Parents Can Help

#061 – Exploring the Role of Advising in Student Success: An Interview with Dr. Lynn Zlotkowski

#060 – Experiences in College That Can Contribute to Wellbeing After Graduation

#059 – Preparing for Internships and Career: An Interview with Bob MacNeil

#058 – Listening Matters

#057 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk? – Part 2

#056 – Using the College Years to Prepare for Career

#055 – Reflecting on the Past Year of the College Parent Central Podcast

#054 – Thinking About the Transition from College to Professional Life

#053 Campus Sexual Assault: A Discussion with Author and Public Health Expert Susan Sorenson

#052 Undecided Students: Is Your Student Ready to Decide on a Major?

#051 – Adulting Made Easy – An Interview with Author Amanda Morin

#050 - We Celebrate Our 50th Episode with 50 Top Tips

#049 - The Middle Years of College: Getting the Work Done

#048 - Your Freshman is Off to College: An Interview with Authors Laurie Hazard and Stephanie Carter

#047 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk?

#046 - A Story of Hope for Parents of Struggling Students: An Interview with Marie Force

#045 – Transitioning from Summer to College: The Importance of the First Six Weeks – Part 3

#044 – Summer Conversations to Help Your Student Prepare for College – Part 2

#043 - Using Summer to Help Your Student Prepare for College – Part 1

#042 - The Ins and Outs of College Scholarships: An Interview with Scholarship Coach Janet MacDonald

#041 – More Summer Reads for Parents… Two Authors, Four Books

#040 – Our Favorite Books to Share with College Students

#039 – Adulting: Can You Help Your Student Prepare for Life After College?

#038 The Addiction Inoculation: An Interview with Author Jessica Lahey

#037 – A Discussion About Academic Coaching and Resilience: An Interview with Adina Glickman

#036 – What’s On Your Mind? Answering Some of Your Questions

#035 – Making the Most of Student/Professor Relationships

#034 – A Discussion About College Students and Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Eric Endlich

#033 - Looking at Failure Differently: A Layered Approach to Building Motivation

#032 - Helping Your Student Make the Most of Remote Learning

#031 - 30 Episodes In! Reflecting on the Past Year of the College Parent Central Podcast

#030 - Transfer Students: Making Decisions and Navigating the Process

#029 - Steps to Success for Students with Disabilities: An Interview with Elizabeth Hamblet

#028 - Signs of Trouble

#027 – Student Anxiety: Helping Your Student Cope

#026 – College Parenting at a Distance

#025 - College Parenting Up Close: When Your Student Lives at Home

#024 – College Student Health: An Interview with Dr. Jill Grimes

#023 - Parental Anxiety: It’s time to look at ourselves (instead of our college students!)

#022 - College Secrets of Highly Successful People: An Interview with Lindy and Tom Schneider

#021 - College Roommates: Navigating This Complex Relationship

#020 - Our Favorite Summer Reads for College Parents

#019 - Students With Learning Differences: What Are the Key Changes Between High School and College?

#018 – Spiritual Health and College Students- An Interview with Rev. Terry Hofmann

#017 - How to Move Forward after Academic Probation or Dismissal

#016 - Staying on Track to Graduate On Time

#015 - Special Episode – COVID-19 – One Month In – Challenges of Staying the Course

#014 - The College Decision Dilemma: What Happens Once Those Admission Letters Arrive?

#013 - COVID-19: When Your College Student Needs to Complete the Semester at Home

#012 – Talking About the First Year Experience – An Interview with Dr. Silas Pearman

#011 – Should Your Student Take a Gap Year Before College?

#010 - Tips for Using Senior Year to Prepare for College

#009 - The Importance of Anticipating the Key Differences Between High School and College

#008 - Helping Your Student Take Advantage of College Resources

#007 – Second Semester of College: The Transition No One Talks About

#006 – Home from College: That LONG Winter Break

#005 - Communicating With Your College Student

#004 - Here We Go! It's Final Exam Time!

#003: Home for Break

#002: Mid-Semester Check In

#001: Welcome to the College Parent Central Podcast