For many students, post-secondary education is seen as an opportunity to gain independence from parents<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But for one University of Windsor student, it’s a chance to spend more time with her biggest cheerleader \u2014 her mom<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isabella Higgison, a 19-year-old child psychology student, and her mother, Alicia, a 42-year-old Master’s of Education student, are both pursuing their academic dreams on the same campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I never thought we’d be students at the same time,” said Isabella, speaking with CTV News just before the start of the Christmas break<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It was definitely a different thing for me, realizing, like, \u2018Oh, I’m doing all my classwork,\u2019 and at the same time she’s telling me, \u2018I have this paper that I’m doing.\u2019”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alicia graduated with a degree in political science nearly two decades ago. She decided to return to school in 2021 to pursue her Master’s in Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One year later, her daughter began her university journey<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the pair didn’t plan to become students at the same time, they\u2019ve embraced the experience \u2013 enjoying occasional lunches together and sharing quick chats between classes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But on campus, their roles shift<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“She is a much better student,” Alicia admitted with a laugh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The duo has also learned to balance their academic and personal lives<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Here, she’s a student, and she’s Isabella,” Alicia said. “She’s not my kid \u2014 and at home, she’s the kid.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Isabella, having her mom on campus has been more of a blessing than a challenge<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s never been weird. It’s actually been a lot more helpful. I don’t like driving, so I can map out time to where, if she’s going home, I can say, ‘I’m coming with you.'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Higgisons are an example of how family ties can thrive even in unexpected circumstances, proving that learning and personal growth know no age limits<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For many students, post-secondary education is seen as an opportunity to gain independence from parents But for one University of Windsor student, it’s a chance to spend more time with her biggest cheerleader \u2014 her mom Isabella Higgison, a 19-year-old child psychology student, and her mother, Alicia, a 42-year-old Master’s of Education student, are both […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":32166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n