{"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":"Mistakes: Where the Learning Happens","slug":"mistakes-where-the-learning-happens","published_at":"2026-02-16T06:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/mistakes-where-the-learning-happens","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1646455","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_239/epi_1646455_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"Lauren Edmunds, founder of a school for children with learning delays, explains that mistakes are exactly where learning occurs. She warns that common phrases like \"you can do better\" can accidentally shame children, leading them to avoid challenges and stick to easy tasks just to get praise. To foster a \"learning brain,\" Lauren suggests praising the action and the effort rather than the result. This approach helps children stay curious and develop the intrinsic motivation to strive for themselves. If a child continues to struggle despite this support, she recommends an assessment to see if a learning delay is causing a misunderstanding. Omatas Learning Centre","meta_description":"Lauren Edmunds, founder of a school for children with learning delays, explains that mistakes are exactly where learning occurs. She warns that common phr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":162,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/episodes/mistakes-where-the-learning-happens/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/mistakes-where-the-learning-happens.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}