Hearing Vs. Listening

Childproof

Gwenna Laithland and Tori Phantom

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode of childproof, we hear you. No. Really, we do. Yeah, we’re doing all the talking but it’s a podcast. This one is about listening though and sometimes, as parents, it’s hard to feel heard while also active listening. So, no we can’t actually hear you but we can discuss active listening and some of the wild things we have to active listen to our children say. And sometimes correct cuz, No, buddy. The library isn’t full of lies. (Context included in the episode.) We want to hear from you! Email us: childproofmail@gmail.com Vote for our new logo! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vj5yOzM9u9AyLW4iWbUKs7-KG3LpSZ8vPoP9GrYrNr4/edit Get your holiday Bones coffee! https://www.bonescoffee.com/CHILDPROOF Preorder Thinky Thoughts: All Grown Up & Still Just As Confused https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/thinky-thoughts-9781250390028/ Be sure to check our other shows: Founded Bibliophage Childproof is a part of the Airwave Media network. Please contact ⁠advertising@airwavemedia.com⁠ if you would like to advertise on our podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	They love our old technology.
0:02.3	So just however that makes you feel.
0:03.7	Don't call it that.
0:04.8	Don't say it like that.
0:06.6	It's what they called it.
0:09.8	Raising a well-behaved child in this world requires strict discipline and punishment.
0:14.4	Today we will look.
0:15.8	No, the fuck we will not.
0:17.5	No. We will not.
0:33.3	Hello and welcome to Childproof, an Airwave Media podcast.
0:34.3	I'm Tori Phantom.
0:35.7	And I'm Gwen to Laifland. And today we're going to talk about being good listeners and bad listeners.
0:41.0	Yeah.
0:41.6	And we're not just talking about our kids being the good listeners.
0:44.3	Sometimes it's us.
0:45.2	Sometimes we are the bad listeners, parents, caretakers, guardians.
0:49.6	Oh, for sure.
0:51.5	Turns out listening is a learned skill.
0:54.2	Yeah. Yeah. And these kids talk so dang much. for sure, uh, turns out listening is a learned skill. Mm-hmm.
0:54.7	Yeah.
0:55.2	Yeah.
0:55.7	And these kids talk so dang much.
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