15+ Savvy Parents Who Took Parenting to a New Level

While some of us may think that parenthood is a gift from heaven, others are convinced that it is nothing but hard, unpaid work. Keeping calm and collected can, at times, be difficult even for the most experienced parents, so this often calls for new and creative approaches to everyday problems.

Here at CHEERY, we admire the savvy parents for whom there are no stalemates. But the cherry on the cake is realising that children, themselves, are capable of unsurpassed cunning.

1. «My kids hate oatmeal, they won’t touch it. Oddly enough, this new „Cookie Soup“ that I’ve been making is a favorite.»

2. “Dad hack: kid only eats half a banana? Cut the peel and save the other half. Works great!”

3. Keeping the kids happy, and your feet safe.

4. “I found a way to get my kids to eat eggs. I give you the ’egg pizza’!”

5. “Pro tip: zip tie the bubble wand somewhere that the kid can’t dump it out but can still dip in it. Learned this after they dumped the third one out on the living room carpet.”

6. “We drive past a McD’s on the way to daycare and she always wants to stop and get hash browns (it’s expensive and takes forever). I started saving the wrappers and cooking frozen ones from ALDI’s before we leave.”

7. “Cut toilet rolls down and use them as bridge pillars for your kids train / car tracks.”

8. “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.”

9. “For parents with artistic kids: use a pizza box for a canvas.”

10. “Dads: Buy your kids, regardless of gender, a kitchen. I get more done when I ask my son to ’make me lunch’ than with any other toy out there.”

11. “My toddler keeps trying to grab my controller, so my wife got him this so he can play along... doesn’t even watch the TV, just mashes buttons. Solid investment.”

12. An effective, but wasteful method

13. “How to safely BBQ with kids.”

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

15. “Everyone cools down chicken nuggets for their toddler like this, right?”

16. “I put the vanilla pudding in a mayonnaise jar. My kids were horrified as I ate it while watching them open their Easter presents.”

17. “Kids won’t go outside so took the wifi for a walk.”

Bonus: “Alright, I’m done with these kids. I was so proud thinking he had eaten all his lunch.”

Do you have your own tricks or lifehacks you can share with other parents?