Childproof

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The Ghost of Holiday Spirit Nov 19, 2025

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The holidays can be hard. From schedules to budgets, magic to mayhem, there’s a lot. All the time. It feels like we kick a ball down the hill October first and then spend a full 120 days chasing it back down. How do you maintain that holiday spirit for the long haul? Should you or is that a more unrealistic expectation of perfection? And when everything feels heavy, how do you keep it light for the kids?

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Yep Still Mad About It Nov 12, 2025

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It turns out one episode of being mad wasn’t enough. We’re still mad but we are working through it. Anger isn’t taboo but it is hard to work with. Tori and Gwenna discuss the language they use to normalize all the big, heavy, negative emotions. It’s alright to feel frustrated but we don’t have to stay there. You’re right to be mad but is the mad helping or is it keeping you stuck.

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Stay Mad About It Nov 05, 2025

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Does getting mad make you bad? Absolutely not. A lot of folks grew up being told to bottle up their feelings and that carries long term consequences. The cycle breakers are trying to uncork their own bottles while helping their kids avoid the bottling thing altogether. We’re like really messed up genies. Only we can’t grant wishes. On this episode of childproof we talk about when we can feel all those big, hard, heavy feelings and when we can suppress them (and how to safely do that without becoming exactly like our parents.)

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Hearing Vs. Listening Oct 29, 2025

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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.)

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Fire, Knives, and Other Things to Give Kids Oct 22, 2025

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Parenting with and through anxiety can give a person anxiety. How do I overcome my irrational (and sometimes rational) fears to let my children grow up with a healthy relationship with their own fear and anxiety? If being a worrywart is contagious, how do I make sure I’m avoiding anxious sneezing all over my kids? A few mental tricks, a few just biting down and doing it scared, and a little exposure therapy has worked for Gwenna and Tori. Join them as they discuss parenting with anxiety and what’s worked for them and what is still really hard to navigate.

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Founded

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Decision Fatigue Oct 15, 2025

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What do you mean I have to choose every meal I eat for the rest of my life? What do you mean I’m responsible for choosing what most everyone in this house eats for the foreseeable future? And I have to pick outfits. And extracurriculars. And snacks. And bedtimes. And time management. And that’s a lot of choices and I do not feel qualified to make them. Shouldn’t someone more responsible and wise be making these choices? Decision fatigue is very real and Tori and Gwenna are discussing how tired they are of choosing. (Including what to choose to talk about on this show sometimes.)

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The Scariest Childproof Ever Oct 08, 2025

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Spooky season has begun which means many of us are beginning to shop for Halloween costumes. Unless you’re like tori in which case you’ve got weeks until you have to worry about it. Mood, honestly. This episode we discuss how Halloween costumes trigger Gwenna’s childhood trauma, how to help your kid deal with comparisons, overcompensating, and projecting. (Okay well, the projecting this is mostly on the parents but it makes sense in the episode. Descriptions are hard, mmkay?) We want to hear from you! What are your thoughts on Halloween costumes and/or what was your best costume ever? Email us: childproofmail@gmail.com Pre-order Gwenna’s new book (It helps a lot with the whole projecting your trauma thing, I promise.) Be sure to check out our other fantastic podcast and other titles from Airwave Media:

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Email Roundup Oct 01, 2025

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It’s that time again. Tori and Gwenna dive into the inbox and the comment sections to see what you really want to talk about. From over-thinking (which we are professionals at) to bathing in children’s tears, we cover a lot of ground. We’re just following your lead here. We love email round ups because it always makes us feel a little less alone. A little less odd. A little more comforted that if we’re tired, at least that’s how everyone feels.

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Complain Chain Sep 24, 2025

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Human beings are sort of built to complain. It helps us regulate, it can make us feel better, and it sometimes helps us work out a solution to whatever we’re complaining about. But there’s a limit to everything and the limit for complaining is pretty low. When you get stuck in a complain chain, it can feel impossible to get out of that negative cycle of thinking. How do you break yourself and your kids out of a complain chain so you can focus on finding solutions instead of just whining about them? On this episode of Childproof, we discuss ways to acknowledge without dismissing and complain without whining. We want to hear from you. Have some good news or complaints to share? Email us: childproofmail@gmail.com
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Over Protected Sep 17, 2025

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A recent Harris Poll found as released and had internet parents in an uproar. Tori and Gwenna had a bit of a different take. In a data driven world, how do you cut through the click bait headlines to see what the data is actually describing. Do we have a long series of struggles helping our kids navigate tech? Sure. Is it a huge problem that kids aren’t building forts outside anymore? Maybe not as big a problem as the reporting would have us believe. In this episode of Childproof Gwenna and Tori take on helicopters. (Spoiler: We win.)

Link to the poll

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Founded

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