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The Parent Survival System
Your calm, confident plan for supporting your college student through a tough semester - without nagging, rescuing, or losing your peace.
When your student’s semester doesn’t go as planned, it can shake your whole family.
You see the missed assignments, the late nights, the anxiety.
You offer help - and get resistance.
You try to back off - and worry you’re doing too little.
It’s exhausting, confusing, and sometimes heartbreaking.
That’s why I created The Parent Survival System - a complete, ready-to-use toolkit that helps you navigate academic setbacks, hard conversations, and next steps with calm confidence.
This isn’t about fixing your student.
It’s about giving you the words, structure, and support to guide them forward - and protect your relationship in the process.
What’s Included Inside
Each resource is designed to help you stay steady when your student’s semester feels anything but.
✅ The Parent Quick Start Guide
Your roadmap for parenting through academic struggle.
Learn how to recognize when your student needs space vs. support, set healthy boundaries, and replace panic with calm, confident leadership.
✅ The Parent–Student Success Contract
A simple, fillable agreement that defines expectations on both sides.
Clarify who’s responsible for what, how to communicate respectfully, and how to rebuild trust without micromanaging.
✅ The College Conversation Script Pack
Ready-to-use scripts for the hardest everyday moments:
- Missed assignments
- Motivation slumps
- Time management breakdowns
- Conversations that usually end in frustration
You’ll know exactly what to say (and when to say less).
✅ The “I’ve Got It” Objection Script Pack
When your student insists they don’t need help, this guide shows you how to respond calmly - keeping the door open for support without escalating conflict.
✅ The Difficult Conversations Script Pack
Scripts and reflection prompts for those truly tough talks - deciding whether to take time off, switch majors, or bounce back from academic failure.
Includes guided journaling sections for both parent and student to prepare before talking.
🎧 Audio Mini-Course - “When Things Fall Apart”
Your voice-guided plan for navigating academic setbacks and next steps.
In this four-part mini video course, you’ll learn how to:
🎧 Know when to step in (and when to step back)
🎧 Support your student through academic probation or withdrawal
🎧 Rebuild their confidence after failure
🎧 Help them map out a comeback semester
Plus, you’ll get the Semester Reset Checklist for Parents - your printable guide for reflection, planning, and moving forward together.
💛 Why You’ll Love It
⭐ It replaces panic with a plan.
Know what to say, when to step back, and how to keep your cool.
⭐ It protects your relationship.
Every script and guide helps you stay supportive without overstepping or rescuing.
⭐ It brings calm to chaos.
You’ll shift from reacting emotionally to responding thoughtfully.... and your student will feel the difference.
⭐ It’s faith-friendly and grace-based.
Because this isn’t about perfection.... it’s about progress, connection, and trust.
The Bottom Line
You can’t take your student’s exams or redo their semester, but you can give them the steady presence they need to recover and grow.
The Parent Survival System helps you support your student with structure, confidence, and calm, even when things feel uncertain.
👉 Yes, Needed Right Away
❤️ A NOTE FROM DAGNY
“Parenting is downright hard. But also the greatest gift known to mankind. We all want what is best for our families. We can't rescue our students, but we can support them. But sometimes, we need support also. And there is no shame in that. That's why I created this support system to help parents - so they can show up in the best possible way for their student - with both tough love and compassion.”
Get the Complete Parent Survival System
Includes:
✅ All 5 Parent PDFs
✅ Full Audio Mini-Course
✅ Semester Reset Checklist
Hi, I’m Dagny
College professor for over 20 years. Mom of college students.
Creator of College Success Made Simple.
I’ve seen the statistics and lived it - too many students drop classes, retake classes, or take 5–6 years to graduate. I've helped hundreds of students struggling in my own classes. I’m here to give your student the exact skills to turn it around.
Picture This:
No more tense phone calls ending in tears or frustration.
No more walking on eggshells, unsure whether to step in or back off.
No more sleepless nights wondering if your student is going to make it through the semester.
Instead, you have:
✅ The right words for tough conversations.
✅ A calm plan for what to do (and what not to do).
✅ A clear framework for rebuilding trust and motivation.
✅ And the confidence of knowing you’re helping - without taking over.
⏳ The Best Time to Step In Is Now
The best time to learn how to support your student the right way is before the next crisis, before academic probation, before they shut down completely.
Whether your student is struggling for the first time or stuck in a cycle of frustration, now is the moment to bring structure, peace, and perspective back to both of you.
Don’t wait for another round of stress or silence.
With the Parent Survival System, you’ll know exactly what to say, how to respond, and how to help your student recover with calm, confidence, and grace.
Because when you show up steady, everything feels lighter - for both of you.
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