The CUNYparents team shares advice and experiences in a series of video blogs designed to help parents maximize success in college.
The challenges and rewards that a single mother is faced with while being in college, through the eyes of her children.
Jalessa has two sons. Her first born, Pierre Jordan, is two years old. Pierre loves monster trucks, sharks, dinosaurs, planets, puzzles and YouTube. He is very talkative and always on the move.
Vicky's 3-year-old, Melanie Rose, is incredibly bright and outgoing. Melanie loves to swim, sing and dance. She loves adventures and enjoy learning new things.
Lalita has one child, Nolan, who is 18 months old. He is a wild child and loves the outdoors. Collecting rocks wherever he goes seems to be a hobby of his.
College students who are also parents of young children have far fewer hours to study, a new report from Borough of Manhattan Community College shows.
After paid work, childcare and other responsibilities, a college student with preschool-aged children has, on average, about 10 hours left per day to sleep, eat, relax and complete schoolwork.
The initiative will provide day care and tutoring programs for more than 1,500 infants and toddlers.
On-campus child care can help student parents manage college costs.
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