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Chickering’s 7 Vectors: Establishing Identity in College

by Sean Cook February 17, 2010 For College Parents

Many students experiment with ongoing experiments in re-creating themselves, so it shouldn’t shock parents when the child they leave behind in August comes back at Thanksgiving with a tattoo, different colored hair, a major change in lifestyle or even surprising pronouncements about religion, politics, sexual orientation, etc. How parents can be supportive, even when they don’t understand.

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Chickering’s 7 Vectors: Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships

by Sean Cook January 20, 2010 For College Parents

Its been a while since we explored concepts related to Arthur Chickering’s 7 Vectors of Development. In the last installment, we explored moving from autonomy to interdependence. This installment explores the next vector in the series: Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships.

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College Student Development: Moving from Autonomy to Interdependence

by Sean Cook November 28, 2009 For College Parents

Development of emotional autonomy involves a gradual decrease in the need for approval and reassurance of others, toward independence and self regulation. Recognition of interdependence follows from independence as the student finds a middle ground between being one’s own person and slavish conformity.

How can parents support this natural development? How can college students assert autonomy and move toward interdependence?

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