The Parent and Family Programs Office has developed Parent and Family Learning Outcomes that we believe will help you navigate your student’s transition from an adolescent to an independent young adult.
- Understand the developmental changesparents and families experience when children embark on their collegiate careers.
- Be an effective mentor and coach for your college student.
- Understand the college experience yourstudent is having in today’s higher education environment.
- Establish a level of involvement in your student’s collegiate career that is beneficial to you, your child, and the university community. Know when and how to empower your student to take responsibility.
- Establish regular communication withparents and families of all Illinois students,developing critical partnerships.
- Educate families to their new roles as theparents of a college student and to their development as parents, including how their lives are changing and examininghow they are feeling and thinking.
- Provide parents of Illinois students with the information and tools they need to become effective mentors and coaches to their college students throughout their collegiate careers.
- Provide volunteer opportunities for parents and families that keep them connected to the university community and encourage the developmentof relationships among fellow Illini parents/families, the university, and the Moms and Dads Associations.