During the Ithaca Suzuki Institute this year I had my second opportunity to present a parent talk on the philosophy and mechanics of listening.

One of my biggest frustrations today, in this era of technology and digital overwhelm, is that listening is easy or straightforward. The trouble is that most parents think it will be easy, so it is therefore given less attention and is actually challenging.

I named a couple reasons for our resistance to listening in this era.

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