Give Them Wings

Introduction A Family in Flux 1(10) Bittersweet Sixteen: Keys to Independence 11(14) High School: New Roles, New Goals 25(14) Parenting: Nurturing Seeds 39(16) Adolescence: The Yo-Yo Years 55(14) Choosing a College---Already? 69(20) Senioritis and a Mid-life Crisis 89(16) Graduation: Celebrating a Rite of Passage 105(14) The Summer Between 119(14) Saying Good-bye 133(14) Home-Front Adjustments 147(18) Freshman Disorientation 165(16) First Visits Home 181(12) In and Out 193(14) The Empty Nest 207(18) Epilogue 225(4) Notes 229