It’s World Mental Health Week and I wanted to share a petition a friend sent me from THE LEARN NETWORK. They believe that suicide is preventable and that universities must do more to help keep students safe. They have submitted […]
My last child is home from uni after three years in Manchester. Unbelievably we managed to fit all his shit into my tiny Mini and now it’s the simple matter of trying to squeeze it all back into his bedroom:- […]
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt on this parenting rollercoaster, it’s that you can only do your best and you can never give up on your children. In all honesty, it would have been the easier option to throw in […]
We had our Pie-lattes Pilates class this morning whereby you do an hour of Pilates whilst ignoring the teacher (me), doing all the wrong exercises and talking all the way through (my friends) and then, after a few slightly pathetic […]
Well so far so good with my son safely deposited at university. We managed to stuff all his belongings for the next year into my tiny little car. It was quite fun spotting all the other cars driving along the […]
My youngest child (the 6’5″ one) is off to university and it’s going to be the end of an era for me. My last baby to leave the nest (temporarily I hope) before coming back to live at home for […]
I was alarmed to receive this letter from my son’s prospective university the other day:- Dear xxxx We are contacting you because you have a applied for a place at xxxx and have indicated on your application that you are […]
It comes as no surprise that two thirds of students want their parents to be notified if they are in a mental health crisis at university and I hope that this becomes an obligation that all universities commit to as […]
My youngest child is not sure about whether it is still worth going to university. He is more entrepreneurial that my other two children and less inclined to enjoy academia. He chose to do Btec’s instead of A’levels, as he […]
So proud of my daughter who graduated from university just a few days ago. Graduation Day was at the same venue as her brother who graduated two years ago. The universities make it such a special, memorable day. I didn’t […]
This “Empty Nest Syndrome” that we dread when children go off to university is short-lived if you live in London these days. I’m not sure it’s even a thing these days, what with sky high degree debt, astronomical rents and […]
If you thought you were having a bad hair day then think again. Fresher’s week is every parents nightmare. When you send your happy shiny child out into the big wide world and no longer have any control over their […]
