Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids

"Just . . . genius."--Buzzfeed

Life with kids just got easier with these 134 ingenious hacks developed by parents just like you. Put the ketchup under the hot dog, minimizing the mess. Strap baby into a forward-facing carrier when you need to trim her fingernails--it frees your hands while controlling the squirming. Or stash a wallet in a disposable diaper at the beach--who would ever poke through what looks like a used Pamper?

All these hacks are easy to do, are boldly illustrated, and use everyday items in unexpected ways. And the range--from pregnancy and postpartum, through sleep, eating, bath time, travel, and more--covers all the most critical years when parents really need a little extra help.

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.