{"podcast":{"title":"The Lauren Edmunds Podcast","slug":"the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","podcast_index_feed_id":7086837,"rss_url":"https://iono.fm/rss/chan/8867","website_url":"http://www.pintsizemedia.co.za","image_url":"https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p239/logo_8867_20260318_050559_1400.jpeg","author":"Pint Size Media","episode_count":95,"summary":"Are you a parent, teacher or caregiver navigating the world of neurodiversity, autism, learning difficulties or special needs? The Lauren Edmunds Podcast delivers practical insights and real conversations to help you better understand and support the children in your life. Hosted by Lauren Edmunds, founder of Omatas Learning Centre — a special-needs school in Johannesburg, South Africa — Lauren brings over 12 years of hands-on experience working with primary school children with remedial and special needs, backed by decades of academic research. Each episode dives deep into education, parenting and child development, giving you the tools, confidence and clarity to make a real difference. New episodes are released weekly. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T20:17:35.011166+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837"},"episode":{"title":"Breathe First: A Better Approach to School Cheating","slug":"breathe-first-a-better-approach-to-school-cheating","published_at":"2026-06-29T09:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/breathe-first-a-better-approach-to-school-cheating","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1690495","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_239/epi_1690495_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"Finding out your child has cheated on a test hits hard. It is completely natural to feel disappointed, shocked, or even a bit defensive, and the automatic reaction is often to shout, punish, or try to fix it immediately. But as Lauren Edmunds explains, catching a child cheating is actually a critical moment to step back and ask a different question: what pressure or fear made them feel that cheating was their only option? In this episode, Lauren dives into why children resort to cheating and how parents and teachers can respond without dumping their own big emotions onto the child. She breaks down the delicate balance between showing genuine empathy and holding a firm line on consequences. It is a comforting, practical guide to using low-stakes mistakes in primary school to build real study skills, emotional resilience, and a relationship where your child knows they do not have to be perfect to be accepted. Omatas Learning Centre","meta_description":"Finding out your child has cheated on a test hits hard. It is completely natural to feel disappointed, shocked, or even a bit defensive, and the automatic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":667,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/episodes/breathe-first-a-better-approach-to-school-cheating/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/breathe-first-a-better-approach-to-school-cheating.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}