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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Audiobook— narrated by Susan Bennett
The How To Talk Series
Faber and Mazlish's How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk is the rare parenting classic that's really a communication classic. It hands you specific scripts for the moments that usually end in a standoff, and they work on grown-ups too.
Why the audiobook wins
Susan Bennett narrates this parenting classic with the brisk, no-nonsense clarity it needs, since the book lives in dialogue: the scripted exchanges between frustrated parents and stonewalling kids that Faber and Mazlish use to demonstrate their method. Bennett shifts between the wrong way to say something and the better way with enough contrast that the lesson lands without a chart in sight.
At just over eight hours, this is a fast, practical listen, and audio suits it well: you absorb the actual cadence of the better scripts, not just the concept behind them, which makes them easier to reach for in the heat of a real meltdown. It's a natural pick for the parent who needs new tools now, not more theory to read later.
This book has stayed in print and in parenting circles for decades because its advice keeps working on the next generation of kids. Hearing the scripts read aloud may be the fastest way to actually absorb them, and one Audible credit is all it takes.
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- Who narrates the How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk audiobook?
- Susan Bennett narrates the audiobook edition of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk.
- How long is the How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 8 hr 24 min.
- Is the How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk 4.6 out of 5. Susan Bennett narrates this parenting classic with the brisk, no-nonsense clarity it needs, since the book lives in dialogue: the scripted exchanges between frustrated parents and stonewalling kids that Faber and Mazlish use to demonstrate their method. Bennett shifts between…
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- No. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on July 4, 2026.
- How much does How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk cost?
- On Amazon: Kindle $14.99, Paperback $11.29, Hardcover $15.39. Prices as of August 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM EDT and may change.
