Jennifer Dunbar Yrigoyen
Presents
The Freshman Year Survival Guide
A relationship-centered guide to navigating one of the biggest transitions in parenting. Practical tools and mindset shifts to help you support your college student and yourself through freshman year. Freshman year is exciting, emotional, and often far more complicated than parents expect. In this workshop, you'll learn what changes are...
About this Class
A relationship-centered guide to navigating one of the biggest transitions in parenting.
Practical tools and mindset shifts to help you support your college student and yourself through freshman year.
Practical tools and mindset shifts to help you support your college student and yourself through freshman year.
Freshman year is exciting, emotional, and often far more complicated than parents expect.
In this workshop, you'll learn what changes are actually normal, how to communicate in ways that strengthen your relationship, and how to support your college student without feeling like you have to solve every problem.
You'll leave with a clearer understanding of what your child is experiencing, greater confidence in your role as a parent, and practical strategies you can begin using immediately.
This workshop is for you if...
• Your child is preparing to leave for college for the first time.
• Your student has already started freshman year and communication suddenly feels different.
• You're wondering how much to step in versus step back.
• You miss your child more than you expected.
• You want to support their independence without feeling disconnected.
• You're trying to figure out what parenting looks like now.
By the End of This Workshop You’ll Be Able To...
✓ Understand what is developmentally normal during freshman year
✓ Recognize the difference between healthy independence and situations that require intervention
✓ Communicate in ways that strengthen trust instead of increasing resistance
✓ Respond more calmly when your child struggles
✓ Shift from managing your child's life to supporting their growth
✓ Approach freshman year with greater confidence and less anxiety
Format
15 Practical Video Lessons (about 10–20 minutes each)
15 Practical Video Lessons (about 10–20 minutes each)
Downloadable PDFs Included with the Workshop:
Freshman Year Companion Workbook
Reflection questions, note pages, and guided exercises to help you apply each lesson to your own family.
Reflection questions, note pages, and guided exercises to help you apply each lesson to your own family.
Communication Guide
Real-life examples of supportive language for some of the most common parenting situations during freshman year.
Real-life examples of supportive language for some of the most common parenting situations during freshman year.
When to Step In Decision Framework
A simple guide to help you determine when to step in and when it's healthier to step back.
A simple guide to help you determine when to step in and when it's healthier to step back.
Everything I've Learned Cheat Sheet
A quick reference cheat sheet you can use to apply all the strategies you've learned during the training to your real life day to day challenges.
A quick reference cheat sheet you can use to apply all the strategies you've learned during the training to your real life day to day challenges.
Lessons in this class
16 Lessons- 1.Freshman Year Survival Guide Welcome Video
- 2.Lesson 1: Welcome to a Transition No One Prepared You For
- 3.Lesson 2: Why This Transition Feels So Emotional
- 4.Lesson 3: The Invisible Work of Freshman Year
- 5.Lesson 4: Finding Their Place
- 6.Lesson 5: Becoming Themselves
- 7.Lesson 6: When Communication Changes
- 8.Lesson 7: Understanding the Rhythm of Freshman Year
- 9.Lesson 8: Parenting Was Never Meant to Stay the Same
- 10.Lesson 9: Learning a New Way to Parent
- 11.Lesson 10: From Manager to Consultant
- 12.Lesson 11: Supporting Growth Without Taking Over
- 13.Lesson 12: Practical Strategies for Staying Connected
- 14.Lesson 13: Four Communication Habits That Build Connection
- 15.Lesson 14: Knowing When to Step In
- 16.Lesson 15: The Relationship You're Building...looking beyond freshman year.