10 Parenting Life Hacks to Help Ease Your SuperMom Brains

We should be allowed to add Super-Parent to our resumes since I'm sure that everyone will agree that it's one of the hardest jobs that we'll ever take on! Right? It's time to give those super-capes a break by trying out some of these neat parenting hacks while adding a bit of fun to our routines, for both mommy and child.

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For better handwriting, send the kids out to play on the monkey bars!

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Let the kids "join in" on your video gaming by giving them controllers that aren't hooked up! (My fiance and I use to do this with our girls all the time!)

(Source: www.lifehack.org)

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Trace your child's feet onto a sheet of paper and keep it in your purse, no longer do you have to have your child with you when shoe shopping!

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Freeze a pacifier in a bottle lid with water, juice, formula, etc to help sooth a teething baby.

(Source: www.buzzfeed.com)

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Store your babies pacifier in little plastic containers with lids to help keep germs and dirt out of your child's mouth.

(Source: http://wonderfulengineering.com)

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Make a few simple cuts to create the PERFECT SANDWICH!!!

(Source: http://news.distractify.com )

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Turn your child's old crib into a new and useable desk! Isn't this absolutely wonderful?

(Source: http://news.distractify.com)

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Attach a self-stick hook to the back of your toddler's high-chair to help you keep up with clean bibs.

(Source: http://www.lifehack.org)

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Change up your punishing method a bit: Fill a bottle about 3/4 full with water. Add a bottle of glitter glue as well as ultra-fine glitter. Flip the bottle or give it a little shake. When the glitter settles... TIME-OUT IS OVER!

(Source: http://news.distractify.com)

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Finally there's a solution to the waiting game of heating up more than one bowl in a regular sized microwave... USE A CUP!

(Source: http://www.emlii.com )

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