48: Sam Ofoegbu: Making the Decision to Home Educate

About this episode

Sam Ofoegbu discusses her decision to home educate her son Theo, who has Down syndrome and is on the ASD pathway, while navigating parenting without a partner.

My friend Sam Ofoegbu is my guest this week, talking about her little boy Theo who’s 4. Theo has Down syndrome and needed heart surgery after he was born. He is also on the ASD pathway. We discuss parenting a child with additional needs without a partner, how Sam coped with Theo’s surgery, why she is making the decision to home educate and what she thinks that will look like for them.

People in this episode

Host: The SEND Mum Club

Guest: Sam Ofoegbu

Topics covered

• home education
• parenting
• additional needs
• Down syndrome
• ASD
• single parenting

Keywords

• home education
• parenting
• Down syndrome
• ASD
• heart surgery
• single parent

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