Parents with students at university need more support

By Natalie Ilsley. When I left home for university I had no idea how difficult it would be for my parents. When I returned home after my first year at university, it seemed as if my family had coped well with my absence – a little too well perhaps. Pictures that I had painted the previous Christmas had been removed from the walls and my belongings had been relocated to the attic. However, I soon realised that they had suffered more than I realised. More...