“Bed tent and a flashlight kept my 2-year-old son busy for 90 min while I relaxed.”
“Instead of spending 3 minutes trying to explain which compartment stuff’s in, I will now be able to say, “It’s on the orange pocket.”
“Traveling with twins leaves your hands full, and that diaper backpack is a packed maze.”
“Earlier this week, my child was incredibly sick. Although it wasn’t my first instinct, I made sure to take a quick video on my phone in case it could be useful. When seen by a doctor, the symptoms had largely disappeared. Having the video ended up being really important as the doctor could confirm from the video his diagnosis, and we now have medication to address it properly. “
“If your kids are sick, taking a video could be useful to show the health professionals who are treating your child. We can’t guarantee that our children will show the symptoms that have worried us when they are seen in person, or that we can explain to them the way we need to.”
“How to keep hand towels from falling on the floor from your kids…”
“My daughter (26) will tell people all the time that the 2 best things I taught her were that if she was staying out (at friends) and wanted to come home, I would get her no matter what time.”
“We also had a code where if she was asked by a friend if she wanted to stay the night, she put in a text “can I stay at Beth’s House, please?” and it meant she wanted to, but if she did not want to she would leave the please off the end, and I would text her back saying “no” because we had something to do in the morning. Always give them a safe out/exit. They need to feel safe even when they are not with you.”
“Here’s a thing I Invented today”
“Put your legs on your kid’s arms, so they don’t grab their dirty diapers.”
“Start putting finely chopped greens in everything when they’re super little, making sure the green is visible.”
“Kiddo is so used to seeing it in his food that he doesn’t think twice about it. Although he’s otherwise rather a pain about food, he’ll happily eat beans and greens for dinner, soups with greens, or a regular salad.”
“Painting with water”
“I didn’t like it as a kid, but I thank my dad constantly for it now, as an adult. I would get a birthday card with a twenty or something in it.”
“My dad would take out his wallet, put the twenty in and take out two fives and a ten. He would then give me one of the fives, to spend however I wanted. Then he opened a savings account (that I could watch grow over the years) and he’d put the remaining $15 in it. He taught me to put away whatever you could whenever possible. I’ve been living a relatively comfortable adult life for over a decade now based off that simple lesson. I plan on teaching my son the same once he gets old enough to understand.”
“Daughter wanted kitty cakes for her 4th birthday. Dad to the rescue! I am not a professional.”
“Daughter wants to work in the garage with dad. Needs hair pulled back. Dad hack 101.”
“I’m a dad of 2 girls. As they’ve gotten older, there are times they get too embarrassed to tell me things. Got this idea a few years back from.”
“They have been awesome for helping my girls feel comfortable talking to me about anything!”
“Having a few balloons in my bag I can blow up was always a good distraction if the kid got too bored/restless while out and about, or to diffuse a fight between kids.”
“I put giant googly eyes on the garbage can. Now instead of leaving crumbs and random trash on the table, they rush to feed “Trashy.””
“How to keep your babies feet warm while walking.”
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