#104 Trusting in the teen years, with Munira Adenwalla in London

About this episode

Esther Jones chats with Munira Adenwalla about unschooling and the challenges of stepping away from traditional education for her son.

In this episode I am chatting with Munira Adenwalla, who is an occupational therapist and lives in London with her 14-year-old son. Munira realised when her son was young that school would not be a good fit for him. We talk about how our school conditioning runs deep and the worries that can come when we step away from it. And Munira tells us what unschooling looks like for her son, and how in hindsight she can see how his particular path has unfolded as he has followed his interests. We also...

People in this episode

Host: Esther Jones

Guest: Munira Adenwalla

Topics covered

• unschooling
• teen development
• parenting
• occupational therapy
• education alternatives

Keywords

• unschooling
• education
• parenting
• occupational therapy
• teen years

Mentioned in this episode

Places: London

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