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\f0\fs24 \cf0 My name is Dr. Levester Johnson. I'm Sally Click. My name is Irene Stevens.
Having critical conversations with your son or daughter can be difficult. We're talking
about issues like money management. Academic priorities. Seeking out and using campus resources.
Being a considerate roommate. Making safe choices. Eating healthy. And exercising, I
would put along with that. Sometimes you may not want to know what their answers are on
a particular issue. But I think those conversations are important to do. I think what I would
do is ask my student, what are their concerns, and you might find that they're similar. Talk
about alcohol and drugs and the choices that your son or daughter has and the values that
they live by. I would take advantage of those down times, those quiet moments with your
student to enter into some of those conversations. Try to pick times when something comes up
in a normal conversation where you can kind of expand it to how are they going to deal
with that issue when they get to campus. When you're out doing that wonderful shopping for
that residence hall room or their new living environment, take a break and go out to lunch
with that student after doing that shopping. That's a wonderful time and opportunity to
maybe get into one or two of those topics. What values you have instilled in your son
or daughter they are going to carry with them at college. \
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one more. I can do it. It'll just take me a minute. Sorry about that. I lost it at the
end. Hold on. Just give me a second. These are going to be the outtakes. All right. Excellent!\
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