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Nobody knows exactly how many student parents exist because institutions are not required to collect this information. However, research suggests that the majority of student parents are female, mature students who are studying part time. Student parents are at risk of leaving their courses due to immediate worries about lack of time and money for childcare, on the flip side however, personal ambition and creating long-term financial security are the main motivations for student parents sticking with their course.

This guide will provide practical and informative advice about the realities of being a student parent including the two most important considerations, finances and childcare. It will dispel myths about typical students, assess why parents make good students, look at how teenage pregnancy does not preclude higher education and give tips on dealing with student life whilst managing parenting responsibilities along with advice for academic success.

Written by a former student parent, this book contains information on becoming pregnant whilst in education, funding and benefits available, childcare, student life, dealing with deadlines and exams and helping your children to understand your studies.

Chapter Headings

• Who are Student Parents?
• School and College Parents
• Pregnancy and Parenting at University
• Money, Money, Money
• Childcare
• Student Life
• Combining Parenting and Education
• Copying Skills
• Your Choices of Education
• Postgraduate Study
• Tips for Academic Success

Author Information

Camilla Chafer is a freelance journalist working on a variety of issues across numerous consumer press outlets. She was a mum at 18 and subsequently took her baby son to Leeds University with her while studying for a degree. Camilla graduated with a BA Hons in European Politics and a MA in Security and Defence Analysis, showing that parents can successfully combine study with parenting.

Camilla has written about her experiences of student parenting for the Times, Independent and Guardian. She is a frequent contributor to the parenting and education website MyChild.co.uk, where she writes content to help families get the best out of life and their children’s education.

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