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April 23, 2009

When mom and dad start Facebooking

A few years ago online social networking sites such as Facebook were dominated by college students. Now mom and dad have discovered they can use them, too. That was one of the reasons why Marj Savage, Parent Program director at the University of Minnesota, has updated her college-parenting book, You're On Your Own (But I'm Here If You Need Me). Savage says parents are increasingly embracing social networking, which is unsettling for some newly independent students.


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"but i'm here if you need me" -to subsidize your debauches.

college in a nutshell.

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