{"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":"Unloading the Wheelbarrow","slug":"unloading-the-wheelbarrow","published_at":"2026-06-16T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/unloading-the-wheelbarrow","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1686359","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_239/epi_1686359_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"If we want a child to reach the top of a mountain, we cannot simply stand at the peak and expect them to find their own way up. We have to go down to the bottom, meet them exactly where they are, and help them unpack the invisible weight they are carrying, whether that is anxiety, sensory overwhelm, or a lack of self-belief. In this episode, Lauren Edmunds challenges the traditional ideas of what a classroom should look like. She explains why forcing children with learning delays into standard structures is counterproductive, often leading to a fragile pretence of capability built on a crumbling scaffolding. Instead, Lauren shares how her school focuses on building genuine, lasting capacity from the ground up. It is a vital conversation for parents and educators on how to co-regulate, reduce environmental burdens, and ensure that when a child finally achieves success, they have the actual strength to sustain it. Omatas Learning Centre","meta_description":"If we want a child to reach the top of a mountain, we cannot simply stand at the peak and expect them to find their own way up. We have to go down to the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":511,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lauren-edmunds-podcast-7086837/episodes/unloading-the-wheelbarrow/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/unloading-the-wheelbarrow.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}