Parents are getting a bad rap. So say researchers who studied the relationship between parental involvement and their children's development as college students over a four-year period -- and found that students whose parents were significantly involved in their lives did not hinder their progress.
The researchers presented their findings here last week at the annual convention of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Although nearly 88 percent of parents reported being either somewhat or very involved throughout their child's four years at college, the pre...
