Title: 9 Conversations to Have With Your Soon-to-Be College Student
Headings: 9 Conversations to Have With a Future College Student
9 Conversations to Have With a Future College Student
Talk to Your College Freshman Now
Starting the Conversation
The College Opportunity
Budgeting and Money
Behavioral Expectations
Communication Rules
Binge Drinking
Sexual Safety
Mental Health Issues
Release Forms
Cybersecurity

Content: For this reason, it is important that your new student understand the risks associated with binge drinking. Sexual Safety
Sociologists who study sexual assault call the beginning of freshman year, the "red zone" or the riskiest part of a college, especially for a young woman. In fact, some estimates indicate that 73 percent of college sexual assault victims are freshmen or sophomores, and 88 percent of gang-rape victims are freshmen. For this reason, it is very important that your new student knows the risks associated with sexual misconduct and how to stay safe on campus. One way to do that is with a buddy system. This means that your student never goes to parties alone and never leaves anyone behind. The key is to plan ahead and watch out for one another. Another good rule of thumb is to be sure that their partner says "yes" to whatever they are doing instead of expecting a "no." If their partner is unable to say yes or never gives actual consent, then it is not acceptable to proceed. Both partners need to say yes to what is happening.