There are moments when parenting requires an absurd amount of creativity. Sometimes, getting children to eat their veggies or cooperate with everyday routines requires out-of-the-box methods.
And sometimes, those methods can be bizarre by definition. Here are some examples, shared by people on social media who have likely run out of conventional ideas.
Many of these, as you will notice, are clever workarounds you may want to try yourself. Enjoy scrolling, and feel free to upvote the ones you think are worth stealing!
#81
I had a customer that convinced her hyperactive son at age 5 he was allergic to sugar. He found out he wasn’t when he was 24.
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#82
- i keep most art supplies in the garage. Out of sight and out of mind means I can bring it out as an ace in the hole (crayons and coloring book readily available)
- I keep toys sets (legos, magnatiles, potato head) in bins in a closet with a lock. They can have 1-2 bins at a time. To get another, they have to clean up. This helps keep their interest and they actually play with the toys, sets together and I don’t have 165926 pieces around the house. They do have other toys with free access. This is just for sets with a lot of pieces.
- dinner is not a battle. I don’t care if it means I’m cooking something for each kid (2 of them) and then my husband and I. They are more willing to try new foods at breakfast or lunch and if they don’t eat as much, I don’t care. I am too tired at the end of the day to battle dinner. Full tummy for bed. Only rule is if you want dessert, you have to have a vegetable.
- snack drawer with items they can pretty much have whatever they want when they want. Various Bars, yogurt raisins, sometimes snack packs of crackers. We try to make this a healthy ish drawer. Anything we want to limit more is out of reach.
- I keep toys sets (legos, magnatiles, potato head) in bins in a closet with a lock. They can have 1-2 bins at a time. To get another, they have to clean up. This helps keep their interest and they actually play with the toys, sets together and I don’t have 165926 pieces around the house. They do have other toys with free access. This is just for sets with a lot of pieces.
- dinner is not a battle. I don’t care if it means I’m cooking something for each kid (2 of them) and then my husband and I. They are more willing to try new foods at breakfast or lunch and if they don’t eat as much, I don’t care. I am too tired at the end of the day to battle dinner. Full tummy for bed. Only rule is if you want dessert, you have to have a vegetable.
- snack drawer with items they can pretty much have whatever they want when they want. Various Bars, yogurt raisins, sometimes snack packs of crackers. We try to make this a healthy ish drawer. Anything we want to limit more is out of reach.
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#83
Child only wants to wear his Spidey shirt? No problem, just buy fifteen different ones so he isn't wearing the same shirt every day.
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