Hard Conversations Are Worth Having

Childproof

Gwenna Laithland and Tori Phantom

Kids & Family, Comedy, Parenting

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

If a child is old enough to ask a question, they are old enough to deserve an answer. In this episode, Gwenna and Tori discuss the importance of having hard conversations with kids about topics like death, divorce, and illness. They also highlight the need to take time to think before responding to difficult questions and to approach these conversations in a developmentally appropriate way. They share personal experiences of navigating difficult conversations, such as the death of a pet and a family member's heart attack. They also discuss the role of humor in coping with difficult situations and the importance of creating a safe space for children to express their feelings. Overall, the conversation highlights the need for open and honest communication with children while considering their individual needs and understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Child Proof from Betches Media I'm Gwenelithland
0:09.6	and I'm Tori Phantom this episode goes out to every parent who's dreading having to have hard conversations about scary things with their kids.
0:18.0	And to those parents who have already had to have those hard conversations and are dealing with the aftermath.
0:23.6	This episode does have a content warning.
0:25.8	We are about to discuss some hard or triggering topics including loss, death, divorce, and
0:31.6	illness.
0:32.8	This episode may not be the best one
0:35.1	to listen to with your kids before you preview it.
0:39.1	So please consider headphones or listening post bedtime
0:41.8	until you've listened through and make sure that
0:43.4	you're okay with your kid hearing what we're about to share with you.
0:46.6	And we do still need the timer for this episode but it's really it's for us.
0:51.9	We don't know how to stop having a
0:53.2	conversation and we don't want to cycle round and round and talk for four hours
0:57.5	because no neither of us knows how to say bye. Our pastimes are a disaster. Truly. Let's start the timer. All right, so first up, this is something that Tori has said for ages and ages and I have very much internalized this.
1:17.7	If they are old enough to ask, they are old enough to deserve an answer.
1:23.1	And the second part of that that I find very important is that you don't have to have an answer
1:31.1	in the moment they ask the question.
1:33.6	If you need a moment to think it goes back
1:35.7	to the other thing I always say.
1:37.5	If it's not an emergency,
1:39.7	you don't have to deal with it right away.
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