Why Family Experience Is Key to Your College Student's Success with William & Mary's Heather Deere E153

<p>Your student isn&#39;t the only one at college who has someone in their corner, you might too, if you know who to call.</p><p><br></p><p>Heather Deere spends her days on the other end of the phone calls families make when they can&#39;t tell if their student is really doing okay three states away. She&#39;s the Director of Family Engagement &amp; Student Affairs Communications at William &amp; Mary. In this episode, she walks Rick and Clancy through her coaching model, the shift from directing a student to consulting with one, and why she tells every incoming family that senior year is a sweet chapter nobody should rush through.</p><p><br></p><p>What you&#39;ll learn in this episode:</p><ul><li>Why William &amp; Mary uses a coaching model for their family engagement approach</li><li>The most common calls Heather fields from families in the first six weeks</li><li>How Heather&#39;s own first-gen college experience shapes her advice to families today</li><li>Why she tells families to let their student take their foot off the gas senior year</li><li>The one question to ask before stepping in to handle something for your student</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Want to learn more about William &amp; Mary&#39;s family engagement approach? Visit wm.edu/families or follow along on Instagram at WM_families.</p><p><br></p><p>📖 Our book is here! The Loud Quiet – Love, Laughter and Life in the Empty Nest https://www.theloudquiet.com</p><p>Join the conversation in our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theloudquiet</p><p>🎧 Find all episodes, podcast apps, and YouTube links here: https://www.theloudquiet.com</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Introducing Heather Deere and William &amp; Mary</p><p>01:11 What a coaching model means for families</p><p>04:15 Day-to-day calls families actually make</p><p>06:26 How differently each kid communicates</p><p>08:04 Being a first-gen student shapes her approach</p><p>12:10 Encouraging families to enjoy senior year</p><p>16:33 What families really feel during move-in</p><p>21:14 Common issues in the first semester</p><p>23:44 Retroactive guilt over old advice26:31 The question to ask before stepping in</p><p><br></p><p>31:55 Where to learn more about William &amp; Mary</p><p><br></p><p>Want to be a guest on The Loud Quiet - Empty Nest Living? Send Rick and Clancy Denton a message on PodMatch: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/theloudquiethost</p><p><br></p><p>Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and ent