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Average audio length:
36 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
72 episodes
since July 8, 2025
episodic

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He Couldn't Sit Still… Now He Sits and Reads Books! – A little boy’s Brain Development JourneyWhat if your child could finally slow down, feel calmer and begin engaging in activities they previously struggled with?For many parents of children with sensory processing difficulties, developmental dela…

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Better Sleep, More Eye Contact, More Connection – Konstantin's StoryWhat happens when a child who has struggled with sleep, sensory development and engagement begins showing new signs of connection with the world around him?In this moving episode of The Brain Development Podcast, Lara Barnes, found…
What do you do when your child simply cannot cope with school?The morning anxiety starts. Getting dressed becomes a battle. They refuse to leave the house—or manage to hold everything together at school only to completely fall apart when they get home.It can look like defiance, avoidance, rigidity …
Understanding Tics and Their Connection to Stress Explore the biology behind tics and how parents can help their children. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Brain Development Podcast newsletter. In our latest episode, Lara and Vicki tackle a pressing issue many parents face: understanding why t…
What happens when you begin to recognize some of your child's struggles in yourself? In this episode of The Brain Development Podcast, Lara Barnes is joined by Vicky Finlayson from The Happy Healthy Unicorn for an open conversation about something that is often overlooked when supporting neurodiver…
What happens when your child is struggling with severe anxiety, OCD, school refusal, emotional dysregulation or dramatic changes in behaviour — but the conventional mental-health pathway isn't giving your family the answers you need? In this episode of The Brain Development Podcast, Lara Barnes is …
Walk down any grocery store aisle today and you will notice how bright packaging, cartoon mascots, and convenient snacks have completely redefined childhood nutrition. What was once treated as an occasional birthday treat has quietly transformed into the daily baseline of what our children consume.…
Society tends to equate speech with intelligence, mistakenly assuming that if someone cannot verbally speak, they have nothing meaningful to say. For non-speaking and non-verbal neurodivergent individuals, this narrow assumption builds a painful wall of dismissal and misunderstanding. In classrooms…
https://www.thrive-hub.com/ Led by Vicky Finlayson and Lara Barnes, Thrive-Hub is a membership platform supporting parents of neurodiverse children with expert guidance, practical strategies, and a clear path forward for families navigating similar challenges with their children. It offers a safe, …
Stop Searching, Start Understanding: The Parent Community Helping You Understand Your Child Late at night, when the house is finally quiet, countless parents find themselves staring into the glow of a phone screen, frantically typing questions into search bars. When raising a child navigating deve…
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