OMG! My Millennial Is Going to College!

Millennials are off to college. But are they ready? And are their parents? This presentation identifies key characteristics of this generation, strengths and weaknesses in college, and how parents can "HELP" their students truly succeed. Orientation Paren

IS GOING TO COLLEGE!
OMG! MY
some thoughts on the caring and feeding of your new college student
if you could have made changes
what has influenced the millennials?
COLLEGE
manage emotions
develop autonomy
develop mature
relationships
establish identity
develop purpose
develop integrity
technology
presented by cam helkowski, m.ed., lcpc and joe earley, m.ed.
23%
90%
"child-centric"
of the current U.S. workforce are Millennials 
of Millennials say they are close to their parents
the most
generation in U.S. history
MILLENNIALS
1982 - 2001
SILENT GENERATION
BABY BOOMERS
GEN X
TRANSFER ORIENTATION
MILLENNIAL
winners!
millennials are all
what did you
TOP
3
INFLUENCERS ON
MILLENNIALS
communication
the world
ALWAYS CONNECTED
and never connected
but cn u solve
all ur prblms
via txt?

do u trly 
feel heard? <3
is full of possibilities!
scary actions, dangerous people, terrifying events, and i'm not safe!
grew up "baby on board"
stranger danger!
poisoned halloween candy
zero tolerance policies
columbine h.s. shooting
war on terror
WHEN YOU WERE
value
changes
student
in your interactions with parents
what
would you have made?
how do you think your
would answer these questions?
BECOME A
HELPER
hold back
enlarge the picture
let failure happen
prepare for change
encourage "tribe finding"
resources vs. rescuer
GOOD
NEWS
BAD
NEWS
"confident, high achieving"
"team oriented, productive"
"tech-savvy, multi-tasking"
"scheduled, conventional, function with authority"
deathly afraid of failure
not sure how to do life without a syllabus
few real conflict resolution skills
(over)dependence on (likeable) authority
DEVELOPMENT YOU EXPECT FROM
develop competence