Our eldest just started university. We have provided every conceivable support up to now, and also committed to shouldering accommodation costs for the next three years. I didn’t go into higher education when young (I gained BSc and MSc a couple of years ago) but I’m now realising how much support many children get throughout their education and I can’t help but reflect on the lack of parental support and guidance I received from my family.
I’m in my late 40s and my parents divorced when I was very young. My parents did not go to university themselves but in the postwar years had opportunities to train and gained professional careers.
