My Moving Experience Testimonials

“A Moving Experience: Leaving for College” is a book that I wish I had received for graduation in 2003. It teaches many lessons that I had to learn on my own, the hard way. Things went by so quickly during the transition from high school to college that there was hardly time to breathe. However, it is so important to talk about the expectations, concerns, anything that comes to mind for both parents and students. The checklists that “A Moving Experience: Leaving for College” provides are simply amazing. The thought-provoking questions will really help the reader(s) think about their situation and help facilitate them in making good decisions. I would recommend this book to any high school student even thinking about going off to college.

E.F.G., University of Minnesota

Reading through "A Moving Experience: Leaving for College" made me realize what I wished I had done before my children left for college. There are so many things happening so quickly during that time that as a parent, you sometimes forget to just sit down and talk about expectations. During the whirlwind which is the senior year in high school -- and the summer after, you are just "holding on"! What "A Moving Experience: Leaving for College" offers which is so helpful is a simple checklist of what a parent can proactively facilitate - and establishing a framework for discussing expectations of both the parent(s) and the student. Having that discussion upfront vs. down the road after unvoiced expectations haven't been met would truly benefit everyone!

Nancy, mother of three. College attendance in California, Colorado and Illinois.

A Moving Experience captures a family’s feelings when making a transition or moving from one place to another. For the 20 percent of Americans who move each year, this book is for you! From the authors’ surveys and personal experiences, feelings like the following are often cited …

“The challenge of the move for the spouse and children is often underestimated..”

“As the spouse. I need to look in the mirror everyday and validate that I too an important and vital.”

“After the initial excitement of the actual move. I was lonely, frustrated, and sad.”

“I find it hard to spend time and energy in identifying a new job and personal network.”

“It is difficult to balance the relations hips from the past --- friends and family left behind --- with the present.”

If you can identify with any of these feelings, this book is for you.