College Parent Central Podcast
BookmarkVicki Nelson, Lynn Abrahams, Elizabeth Hamblet
College Parent Central Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Vicki Nelson, Lynn Abrahams, Elizabeth Hamblet. It has 154 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
You don’t stop parenting the day you drop your student off to college on Move-in Day. Your role simply changes. (Actually, it’s not simple at all, but it changes.) You’re a parent for life. Join Lynn Abrahams and Vicki Nelson, higher education professionals and former college parents, as they explore the topics that can help you be a more effective and supportive parent to your college bound student. Whether you already have a child in college, college is still a year or more away, or your student is about to step out, start now to gather the information that empowers you to be an effective college success coach to your student.
education ·en-us ·154 episodes
#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
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