21 Ingenious Life Hacks Every Parent Should Know

Because raising children is a battle, and we need all the help we can get.

Life Hacks Parents It goes without question that parenting is the most difficult job in the world. The hours are long (all day, every day), the vacations are short (if a couple of hours of free time per week thanks to a babysitter can be considered a vacation), and the pay is terrible (as in nonexistent). It's also just plain difficult to keep up with everything that comes with raising a child. You have to feed them, change them, provide for them, teach them to walk, teach them to read, teach them to tie their shoes, help them with homework, help them with projects, be there for them when they're sad, put up with them when they're angry, punish them when they misbehave, teach them right from wrong, teach them how to cook, how to clean, how to be a gentleman, how to be a lady, hot to not be an assh*le, you literally have a life in your hands... and it's not easy, Luckily, you don't have to do it on your own. You have your parents, your friends, and (thanks to the internet) even perfect strangers to offer advice along the way. That's why we've assembled these 21 ingenious life hacks every parent should know to help you out. Because if love is a battlefield, then parenting is a full blown war zone.
 
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