{"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":"The Power of the Morning: Regulation Over Education","slug":"the-power-of-the-morning-regulation-over-education","published_at":"2026-02-05T07:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/the-power-of-the-morning-regulation-over-education","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1642804","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_239/epi_1642804_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"Lauren Edmunds, a school founder specialising in learning delays, discusses how the \"morning rush\" can derail a child's entire school day. She explains that when children arrive dysregulated due to stress, screens, or a lack of connection, their brains are not \"online\" for learning, forcing teachers to spend hours calming them rather than teaching. Lauren argues that by replacing \"clipped language\" and road rage with gentle connection and role-modelling, parents can ground their children before drop-off. This shift ensures children arrive at school ready to engage, rather than just \"masking\" or pretending to learn. It’s a call for parents to lead the way in creating a calm, supportive start to the day that unlocks a child's full potential Omatas Learning Centre","meta_description":"Lauren Edmunds, a school founder specialising in learning delays, discusses how the \"morning rush\" can derail a child's entire school day. She explains th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":638,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/episodes/the-power-of-the-morning-regulation-over-education/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/the-power-of-the-morning-regulation-over-education.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}