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College Move-In Communication Plan
Talk through the first month before move-in day.
$24 Proposed price · USD
Expectation conversation, contact rhythm, emergency information, money boundaries and first-month review.
- Notion companion · Template to duplicate
- Illustrated guide · 43-page PDF
- Shared planning workbook · 37-page fillable PDF · 181 fields
- Private preparation · 3-page fillable PDF · 11 fields
- Editable workbook · Word document
- Fictional worked example · 50-page PDF
- Quick cards · 4-page PDF · 6 cards
- Reading companion · Offline HTML
- Start Here handout · 4-page PDF + text instructions
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For the weeks before the first semester away.
Parents and students preparing for the first semester away.
A useful time to begin: move-in is approaching and expectations are unclear.
The student leads their own choices; a parent or chosen supporter joins the conversation. Each person prepares privately first, and you do not need to agree about everything today.
Respect the student's privacy and autonomy. Verify campus-specific support and safety information directly.
One shared plan you can revise together.
The Notion companion brings the same five steps into a workspace you can make your own.
Start at the home page: prepare privately, have one conversation, write the contact plan, check help and tasks, then review after the first month.
Enlarge the dashboard 
Enlarge the contact plan Prepare on your own
Step 1 starts at Prepare separately. Keep personal answers on paper or a private page outside the shared template, and bring over only what you choose.
Find the right route
Help pathways and contact card holds the official routes for each situation, including a call from far away. Unknowns stay Needs check with an owner.
Return when things change
First month review and repair keeps what works. A missed call or a plan that stopped working each has its own page, and the fictional example shows an original plan and its update.
Included with the complete kit, not a separate purchase. Requires your own Notion account; PDF and Word work without it. Your duplicate is your own copy. It does not send messages, set reminders, track location or monitor anyone.
Also in your kit.
Real pages from each included file, alongside the Notion companion. Open a preview to see the detail.
One kit. Your way to use it.
Start with one useful task, then choose the format that fits. You don’t need to use every tool.
These formats exist in the current review edition. Customer delivery and release checks are still in progress.
- Template to duplicate
Notion companion
The five steps, seven blank tools, the guide, the fictional example and quick reference in your own Notion account.
- 43-page PDF
Illustrated guide
Five steps, words you can borrow, fictional situations, sources and limits.
- 37-page fillable PDF · 181 fields
Shared planning workbook
Expectation conversation, shared contact plan, help pathways card, money and logistics, permissions questions and a first-month review. Type or print.
- 3-page fillable PDF · 11 fields
Private preparation
One separate copy per person, to think before you talk and before the review. You never need to hand it over.
- Word document
Editable workbook
The same shared tools in Word. Copy a whole record for another topic.
- 50-page PDF
Fictional worked example
Tessa and Adrian's fictional answers, including their original plan and later update. These are not customer results.
- 4-page PDF · 6 cards
Quick cards
Missed call, help, costs, permission questions and repair. Print only the cards you need.
- Offline HTML
Reading companion
Read the guide in your browser, including on a phone. It does not save answers.
- 4-page PDF + text instructions
Start Here handout
Which file to open, your first action and how to keep private preparation separate.
Five steps, at your own pace.
- 01. Prepare privatelyBefore you talk, each on your own
- 02. Have one conversationBefore move-in, together; the student chooses the first topic
- 03. Write the contact planThe next contact, a realistic reply expectation and a neutral way to reschedule
- 04. Check help and tasksOfficial help routes and who handles each practical task, before move-in day
- 05. Review after the first monthKeep what works; either person may ask for an earlier change
No step has a set time. Finish one useful item and return to the rest in shorter sessions.
Before you begin.
Who is this guide for?
Parents and students preparing for the first semester away.
Can I buy this guide yet?
This edition is available to preview while review and delivery checks are completed. Purchases are not open yet; the proposed price may change before release.
What is outside its scope?
Respect the student's privacy and autonomy. Verify campus-specific support and safety information directly.
Which formats can I use?
Use the fillable PDF in a compatible reader, print it, or use the editable Word files. Save, close and reopen a copy to check your answers. The offline HTML companion is for reading and does not save answers. Notion is optional and requires your own account; its customer-copy route is still being checked. Keep each person's private preparation separate. A heading does not make a page private: check access before writing. Share only what each person freely agrees to share.
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