Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids

Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids

by Asha Dornfest (Author)

Synopsis

What's a parent hack? It can be as simple as putting the ketchup under the hot dog - minimising the mess. Strapping baby into a forward-facing carrier when you need to trim her fingernails. Stashing a wallet and keys in a clean disposable diaper at the beach - who would ever poke through what looks like a used Pamper? Using painter's tape to baby proof outlets while traveling. On every page find unconventional solutions for those everyday challenges arranged by category from Pregnancy Postpartum through Sleep, Food & Mealtime, Travel & Outings, and more. Plus dozens of useful lists - 8 Ways to Keep Kids Entertained on a Plane, 13 Uses for Non-Slip Shelf Liners, the unexpected practical sides of pool noodles, zip-top plastic bags, and over-the-door shoe organizers.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 272
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 13 Apr 2016

ISBN 10: 0761184317
ISBN 13: 9780761184317
Book Overview: It's the indispensable handbook for the most seat-of-the-pants job there is, raising kids. Drawing from her award- winning blog, ParentHacks.com, which has been sharing MacGyver-like brilliance from real parenting experts - the mums and dads who are in the trenches every day. PARENT HACKS presents 134 ingenious tips and shortcuts for simplifying life with little kids, allowing the whole family to take a deep breath and have more fun.

Media Reviews
Did you know that you can muffle a noisy door latch with a rubber band? Use Press'n Seal as a makeshift bib? Defeat glitter with a ball of play dough? Every parent will find solutions in [this]...incredibly helpful book. - Parents Magazine

Just...genius. - Buzzfeed

Parent Hacks is the book that will literally change parents' lives. - Cool Mom Picks

Frugal, real advice--and often hilarious. - MommyPoppins

This is the perfect kind of parenting book: one you don't need to read from cover-to-cover while you're juggling your kid(s), but which you can turn to whenever you're in need. - BoingBoing.com

You'll definitely have some 'why didn't I think of that?' moments as you read this book. - GeekDad.com

A clever assortment of time-saving shortcuts and creative tricks. -New York Journal of Books

Genius parenting hacks. - CupofJo.com

.. .a hilarious (and handy!) collection of illustrated tips that literally any parent can use. - The Stir.com

Parent Hacks is so good that I may even have a few more kids. - Dave Pell, Nextdraft.com

Parent Hacks is the book we all need to be given the moment we see two blue lines, a plus or whatever positive sign your pregnancy test of choice indicates. - Austin American Statesman

This book is short and sweet but infinitely useful. Highly recommended. I also pledged to make the handy, adorably illustrated little volume my next go-to baby shower gift, because I found myself wishing I'd had it when my kids were little. - Wichita Eagle
Author Bio
Asha Dornfest is the blogger behind ParentHacks.com. Parent Hacks was named one of Real Simple's three choices for best parenting and family blog, a Daily Beast Beast Best award winner, and a three-time recipient of Babble's #1 Most Useful Top Mom Blog honor. Asha's work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Parents magazine, the Huffington Post and elsewhere. She is also the co-author of Minimalist Parenting and the co-host of the Edit Your Life podcast, and she travels the country as a speaker and advocate. Asha lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two children.
Craighton Berman is a designer, illustrator, and inventor based in Chicago. He is the founder and creative director of Manual, a brand that makes designed objects for food and drink, as well as an adjunct professor at University of Illinois at Chicago. He has design work in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, he was the first designer ever to use Kickstarter to launch a product, he taught a drawing workshop to Disney Imagineering, and his drawings are featured in a YouTube video with over 6 million views.