Prank Videos = Child Torture
The dark side of viral prank videos
Jun 6, 2026 · 33 min · 11 segments
If you've never had good parenting modelled to you, how do you raise emotionally mature kids? Clinical psychologist Dr Lindsay Gibson has thoughts. You might remember Lindsay from our extremely…
Lindsay GibsonGuest
Sana QadarHost
Like, before I had a kid, I had a lot of thoughts [laughs] about my parents and their parenting, or one in particular.

"... freaking hard." I have so much more compassion and, uh, forgiveness because, oh, wow.

My mother, that was one of her favorite sayings when she got exasperated, was, "Just wait until you have children."

Like, before I had a kid, I had a lot of thoughts [laughs] about my parents and their parenting, or one in particular.

"... freaking hard." I have so much more compassion and, uh, forgiveness because, oh, wow.

My mother, that was one of her favorite sayings when she got exasperated, was, "Just wait until you have children."
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Prank Videos = Child Torture
The dark side of viral prank videos
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