This is how around 40 per cent of 18 year-olds leave home, and start building their adult lives. I remember sitting with other parents during a visit to a university open day. Away from our children, we were encouraged to share what was most on our minds. There were light-hearted discussions about how many meals students should, ideally, be able to make. The process for registering with a GP was explained. Then a dad asked whether the university would contact parents if they saw that their child was struggling and unhappy. The chuckling about washing up rotas stopped: this was what we all wanted to know. How would our children manage without us?
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