20+ Funny Parenting Hacks That Radiate The “It Ain’t Stupid If It Works” Energy

These days, despite all of the parenting books and coaching sessions available, parenting is still a difficult job. From dealing with the kids’ schoolwork and activities to cooking and cleaning the house, these tasks can overwhelm you and stress you out. Luckily, that’s when hilarious parenting hacks come to the rescue!

Unlike what you’ve read in manuals or learned in coaching sessions, the following tips are simple yet effective. “How so?” you might ask. Well, because they were invented by parents to make their lives easier. They used these hacks because they worked. Therefore, they want to share them with other parents all over the world.

1. Metal dad level 80

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2. How to get your kid to take medicine

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3. My kids were always complaining about getting the heel of a bread loaf, so I started flipping it over and putting the end side down so they wouldn’t know

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4. Swing string

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5. Ap-parent life hack

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6. Saw this recently, I’ll have to try it

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7. And… no more car fighting

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8. Keep your toddler busy by letting them paint the fence with water

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9. Bean-filled glove: for when you want your kids to feel loved, but you’re too tired

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10. It’s all fun and games until your kid has the strength of a man at 3 years old

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11. When you can’t find your stuff, just make a hunting game for your kid to help you

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12. Give them controllers that are not plugged in and play like this for hours

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13. Make a chart on the prescription bottle to track when you give your kids their medicine

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14. Keep your toddler safe in the grocery cart seat (and prevent abductions) with a carabiner

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15. Works well with indoor lighting too

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16. Turning chores into fun games

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17. You’re welcome parents!

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18. Instead of waiting at the drive-through every day to buy hash browns for his daughter, this dad saves the wrappers and cooks frozen ones from ALDI before they leave

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19. They would all scream for food at once so the best thing I came up with was to do 3 bottles simultaneously

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20. Hide your candies in a frozen beans bag

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21. Use a fan to inflate your children’s bed fort

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22. Is your child afraid of monsters? If so, then you need Monster Spray!!

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23. Easy wrap hammock for your little one

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24. Keep baby still during a photoshoot by being a prop

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25. Turn any poke-able cup lid into a drip catcher

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