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Busy mums and dads need all the help they can get!
Here are some tricks that parents have shared to help with daily tasks such as bathing, feeding and taking your kids out >>>
Teach your child to pick up a juice box by the side flaps. This will keep them from squeezing juice all over themselves and making a huge mess.
Save your old handphones and let your kids use them as play cameras.
If your kids have bad handwriting, make them spend some time on the monkey bars. These activities can help strengthen the upper body and the fine motor skills that can lead to better handwriting.
Invest in a good pair of cargo pants. Since you stopped caring about fashion the second that baby popped out of you, it's time to start wearing cargo pants every day, preferably a pair with many pockets. Keep wipes, diapers, plastic bags, and bottles in there.
Put sprinkles on everything. They'll turn any healthy smoothie or juice into a fun-filled endeavor.
Need a place to put your kid? Make a hammock with a blanket tied around a table.
Trace your kids' feet so you can go shoe shopping without having to drag them along. It'll also let you take advantage of any shoe sale you happen to stumble upon.
Put your kids to work by turning chores into a fun game.
To stop nighttime coughing, rub vapor rub on their feet and put socks over them.
If your kids are scared of monsters, make 'monster spray'. Squirt under the bed, in the closet. Everybody can go back to sleep now.
Stick a wall hook on the back of a high chair to hold bibs.
Teach your child to hold a pencil the right way with a piece of tissue.
Get a portable high chair. You will need it at places that do not have one when you eat out with your family.
Have your child sit on a stability ball while doing homework — it'll help with their concentration. This works for adults too!
Freeze a pacifier in an ice cube tray with juice, milk, formula, or water to sooth a teething baby's gums.
Cut a hole in the tip of a pacifier and stick a dropper through it to administer medicine.
Transform a DVD case into a travel art kit.
Use a shoe organizer at the back of your car's front seat to store games and snacks.
Fill a glove with beans, give your child a few pats with it to get him/her to sleep, and then slip away stealthily into the night. Because of the beans' weight, your child will still think you are there. Just make sure you sew the glove shut so the filling doesn't slip out and turn into a choking hazard.
Put temporary tattoos on your kids in case they get lost. Or you could use any form of ID tag in the form of a bracelet, keychain, luggage tags, etc... .
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