Use tweezers to grab crusty boogers: Parent Hacks

Booger removal: we’ve all got our methods. Here’s Stormy’s: Our 9 month-old seems to have a constantly runny nose and he hates to have his nose wiped. (What baby doesn’t?) My boyfriend came up with the perfect solution…

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Letting the Internet Break Your Baby

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There are a lot of good parenting tips out there on the internet. A lot of those good tips like to hang out of on the Parent Hacks website.
As most parents know, you can’t believe everything you read on the…

Homework tips? Talk amongst yourselves.

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Jill from Atlanta had a wonderful idea: while I get back on my feet posting-wise, how about a little open discussion about homework tips? Most of us are likely in the grace period before the big-time assignments, so…

Simplifying the standing diaper change

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Cathy, aka Mayberry Mom, makes good use of those onesie/bodysuit crotch snaps: Here’s something I figured out recently–can’t believe it took me two kids and many years to do so. I’ve been doing stand-up diaper changes…

Parent Hacks admin: The Fall

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Fall approaches, and, here in Portland, the school doors open next week. For many of you, the school year is already underway — a reluctant transition for some, a relief for others. I know for me “back to school”…

Arrange groceries in the cart so cold and frozen items get bagged together

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Teri’s good-thinking grocery hack: When I go grocery shopping with my toddler, I keep the cold or frozen items together in the cart and at checkout. That way, I end up with nicely sorted “cold” bags. (The items keep…

How to make a public toilet less intimidating for a kid? Sit on it yourself.

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See the lengths we’re willing to go for our children? Here’s how Charisse makes scary public toilets less so for her potty-training daughter: For public bathrooms, my daughter was a bit scared, especially of noisy or…

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