Key Takeaways:

• 📚 Learning struggles ≠ laziness – There’s always a root cause, and it’s often more emotional than academic.
  
   
• 🤲 Kids aren’t broken—they just learn differently – And when given the right tools, every child can thrive.
  
   
• 🧠 Early intervention matters – The earlier we catch challenges, the more empowered and supported a child feels.
  
   
• 🧒 Empathy should be part of the curriculum – Teaching kids how to care for one another could change the world.
  
   
• 🏡 Parenting with play & praise – Why fun, flexible, emotionally safe learning matters at home and in school.
  
   

 

 

Quotes to Remember:

“Your child is not a problem to be fixed. They are a person to be understood.” – Sarah Jordan-Ross

“They’re not lazy, they’re not broken—their brain just works differently. And that’s okay.” – Zoe Buckley

“We don’t need more shame. We need more hugs, more space, and more ways to say, ‘you’re doing okay.’” – Zoe Buckley

 

Key Moments:

• [00:31] – Zoe’s personal story of trauma, healing, and the birth of Learning Boosters
  
   
• [04:00] – Why traditional education still doesn’t work for many neurodivergent kids
  
   
• [08:00] – How Zoe uncovers what’s really going on behind the academic struggles
  
   
• [12:00] – What safe spaces do for kids: agency, trust, and transformation
  
   
• [17:00] – The power of yet: shifting from failure to growth
  
   
• [23:00] – Parenting tip: turn everyday challenges into playful, empowering moments
  
   
• [28:00] – Why community matters—and how we lost it
  
   
• [33:00] – Hormones, empathy, and why it’s not “just behaviour”
  
   
• [39:00] – Conversations we need to have: empathy in schools and emotional literacy
  
   
• [46:00] – Reframing inner criticism with self-kindness and simple nervous system resets
   

 

Guest Bio: Zoe Buckley

Zoe Buckley is the founder of Learning Boosters, a tailored support program for students with learning difficulties or neurodiverse challenges such as ADHD, dyslexia, or trauma-based blocks. With a background in teaching and a deeply intuitive approach to child psychology, Zoe helps children (and their families) uncover root causes, build confidence, and rewire how they see themselves through patience, play, and personalized strategies.