Kids are hard work ¨C so any tips that make life easier for mums and dads are always welcome information.
These clever parents have figured out small hacks to help get through day-to-day activities with kids whether it be travelling to the beach or going grocery shopping.
Here are some hacks every parent needs in their back pocket.
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Kids ¨C especially toddlers ¨C are fiends for putting things in unusual places, or hiding things like the TV remote.
But one mum has shared a very simple hack for keeping skinny TV remotes safe from being slipped into the touch or behind it.
Lisa, who is a mum-of-three, shared the simple hack on Instagram and the best part is all you need is a $2 pool noodle to make it work. ?
"Things I wish I knew as a first time mum," read the text on the clip.?
Slip your little remote into the end of a pool noodle and using a box cutter, cut a rectangle so you can still use the buttons, but leaving enough border so it stays shoved inside.
Then cut the noodle to size and bam, there's your remote safely encased and it cannot get shoved down the side of the couch or under cushions anymore.
"?Might have to try this," commented one person.
Another replied, "I need this."
While some people joked their kid would do anything to get the remote out, a lot of people admitted they were going to try it.?
A?ny parent knows how much of a nightmare it can be trying to wrangle a wriggling baby or toddler into their car seat is.
Throw in tangled straps and everyone is stressed, over it and you now probably don't even want to go where you were heading to anyway.
But thankfully there's a very easy hack a lot of parents don't know about ¨C and it's built in to most car seats.
Ashleigh, who shares her life as a mum and play ideas online, shared the clever tip and asked if she was the only one who didn't know how this worked.
"Did you know this!? Tell me I'm not the only one. It's taken me years of battling with these straps before I realised those little loops are there to save our sanity," she captioned the post.
In the video, she used the little tags at the top on the side of the seat to clip the harness pins in, which helps get them out of the way for when you put your bub in the seat.
For some car seats, it might be these loops, or little plastic ones with a notch perfect for holding the pin in place, or some seats even have a magnet that the pin can attach to.
?So many mums were in the same boat and never knew this clever tip.
"6 kids and never knew that," replied one mum.
Another added, "?I have to check this tomorrow."
If you're not 100 per cent sure if your car seat does it, check the manual because if it can, it'll be in there.?
If you're the mum or dad of a toddler right now you're absolutely cheering that berries are in season and cheap!?
But you also know that watching a toddler inhale a punnet of strawberries ultimately comes with so many stains.?
Thankfully there's a ridiculously easy way to get berry stains out of clothing and the best part is it's basically free??
Ro¨ªs¨ªn Tarrant is a mum-of-three and recently introduced her twin girls to solids and shared this genius hack that she got told about.
"If you have a baby or toddler you'll understand how valuable this information is," she captioned the post.
Alongside a clip of the twins going to town with some strawberries in the highchair, she thanked the mums who DMed her the hack and showed just how easy it is to get the?stains out.
She laid out all the stained clothing in the bottom of her bathtub, then all she did was pour boiling water straight over the top and the stains just melted away.?
It's like magic watching it happen.?
"POV: You just learnt that boiling water gets berry stains out of clothes," reads the text on her video.?
"This could not have come at a better time in my life ¨C thank you," commented one mum.?
And another woman added that it works for red wine stains too, which is worth bookmarking in the back of your brain.
Read on to see some more clever parenting hacks that make life just that little bit easier...
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B?eing a parent to a toddler is a wild ride; you just always feel a little bit on edge because you know they're unpredictable.
If you've got a little one who's now realised they can slam doors, leaving you constantly worried about ?little fingers getting stuck ¨C and the loud bang that comes with it ¨C we've found the hack you need.
The best part? All you'll need is one pool noodle and you can grab one from Kmart for $2. ?
W?e've all seen a toddler grab hold of a door and whip it shut, but one mum has come up with a genius solution that really lessens the risk of fingers getting jammed.
"?Pool noodles can be used during any season," read the text on her video on Instagram and the mum joked her daughter "did not like this".
The hack is simple ¨C just cut a section off a pool noodle, then slice it so you have one open side. ?
When you've got your slice on the noodle, slip it over the edge of your door. It's best to place the noodle above the door handle, where little hands won't be able to rip it off.
The noodle creates a buffer on the door, meaning it can't shut completely, and if anything the spongey foam will make it bounce back.
It's sure to keep fingers safe from getting caught and a perfect solution for renters, because it just slips on and off. ?
File this one under "things I wish I knew as a first time mum" and remember it.?
Kids love a bit of ink and we've all spent way too long trying to scrub a temporary tattoo off their skin without hurting them.?
It feels like the only time these things won't come off is when you've got family photos or something on, and it becomes a total panic.?
But turns out there's an extremely easy and painless way of doing it, which one mum shared on Instagram.
Keisha Franklin, a mum-of-two, shared the genius tip and it's really so simple.?
"Mom hack to remove temporary tattoos! No more scrubbing easy removal!," she captioned the video.?
Turns out all you need is a big roll of packing tape, although normal sticky tape would probably do the trick too, you just might need to layer it up.
Then, all you do is lay the tape over the top of the tattoo, like another layer.
Next, peel the tape up and the tattoo will lift off with it ¨C? it's that simple!
There's no scrubbing, no tears, no trying to get your kid to stay still while you do it. The tattoo peels off in one clean piece, which we can all agree is a hack worth knowing.?
There's nothing worse than your kids dragging out every single piece of something small like Duplo, then leaving you to pick it all back up.
I know, I know, get them to pack it all away ¨C but honestly sometimes it's just quicker and easier to do it yourself.
Thankfully one mum has made it even speedier with a genius hack and all you need is a dustpan.
"?Too good hack not to share," Tori captioned the video on Instagram.
"For the parents who are sick of packing up Duplo use a dustpan and make it 4 x faster," read the text on the video.
The hack is ridiculously simple ¨C you basically just use the dustpan like a shovel to get all the pieces and dump them in a basket or container.
?It only takes Tori a couple of scoops to pick all the pieces up, and it's honestly that quick, even your (bigger) kids could have a crack at doing it.
The best part? If you don't have a dustpan at home that you're keen to use on toys, you can pick one up from Kmart for just $2. ?
A?ny parent who has a child that loses it when they're starving knows that quickly being able to whip up a snack is a necessity.
So, if you've got a little one who is obsessed with mandarins, you're in luck because there's a genius TikTok hack that's changed the game.
It's an easier way to peel them and one all toddler mums need to know.
Instead of peeling the skin off and trying to get each piece out individually, cut the fruit through the middle.
This will give you two halves with the segments already cut in half.
From there it's as simple as flipping the skin inside out and you can quickly get all the pieces out.
It also makes getting any seeds out of the fruit so easy because it's already cut open.
Long car trips with kids can be exhausting for parents, especially those pesky nappy change stops.
But one mum has found the perfect solution to stay organised and set up for any road trip pits stops ¨C and her hack costs just $10.
Sharing a photo to the Kmart Hacks & Decor Facebook Group, mum Acacia shows how she's converted a shelf hanging organiser into the perfect storage in her car boot.
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"The organiser fits perfectly across the back of our Forester for our two and one year old girls stuff during travel!" she explained.
In the picture you can see each pocket of the organiser has everything she needs to help make her trips a breeze. From nappies, snacks, toys, blankets and more, this mum has thought of everything.
There is also a play mat laid out across the boot to avoid any mess getting on the interior carpet. ?
The clever hack impressed other parents who are now keen to try it out in their own cars.
"Wow! That's awesome," one person commented.
