About this episode

Esther Jones interviews Dr. Naomi Fisher about helping teenagers navigate their education beyond the traditional school system.

Today I am joined by Naomi Fisher, a child psychologist and parent of two unschooled teenagers. So, we are talking about the teenage years and how hard it can be particularly for those young people who have left the school system after some stress and difficult experiences. Naomi tells us about her soon-to-be-published book, The Teenager's Guide to Taking Control of Your Education: Learning Beyond School. And we talk about what parents can do to help their teenagers reconnect with themselves ...

People in this episode

Host: Esther Jones

Guest: Dr Naomi Fisher

Topics covered

• teenagers
• education
• unschooling
• parenting
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Teenager's Guide to Taking Control of Your Education: Learning Beyond School

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