Parents want the best for their children and the want to provide for them so offering assistance is a natural tendency. When it comes to student loans, most parents would like to help, so cosigning to allow them to get that loan they need obviously seems to be a good option. Cosigning can, for the most part, be advantageous for both parties, but only if handled correctly. Parents do need to understand that their are risks involved. Most feel that they have no other option when the need to be their for their children in their time of financial need. Some of this arises from guilt do to inability to afford the high cost of attending college, and other times it is more purposeful to guarantee the child’s own investment and to build character, responsibility and credit. Whatever the reason, here are the most popular concerns today involving risks associated with consigning for a student loan….