Lynn Ruane: Being a parent and a student feels like an impossible feat

Colleges could help by extending creche facilities and clubs could run family events

The hardest things as a parent and student are the inconvenience of sick children, school holidays and accidents. Photograph: Getty Images

The hardest things as a parent and student are the inconvenience of sick children, school holidays and accidents. Photograph: Getty Images

Being a parent is difficult, but being a parent and a student often feels like an impossible feat. I spent my first few years in Trinity College as a parent who attends college. This, to me, is different from being a student who embraces themselves in college life and all it has to offer.

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