If your object is only to listen, you should be careful not to be preparing your response while your teen is still talking. You'll hear better that way, and they will be encouraged to talk more. Ask whether your child wants to hear it before sharing your point of view. Only go on if they say yes. Then be brief. Don't lecture, and don't expect them to agree with you. If you state your case with a "This is what makes sense to me" attitude as opposed to "This is the right way to see things", he or she can listen more openly instead of planning rebellion. Think we instead of you. "We have chores to do before we leave the house; how can we take care of what needs to be done?"