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- Never go for a walk in the woods with just you and your toddler and forget the pushchair.
(originalkezzy)
- Always answer the door wearing your coat: if it's someone you want to see, you can say you've just got in; if it's someone you just don't have time to deal with, you can say you're on your way out!
(Cremolafoam)
- If your baby won't settle, try switching the hairdryer on. My baby stops crying immediately.
(Erinjanesmum)
- Put alphabet stickers around the edge of your computer. Your children can gain valuable literacy skills while watching you Mumsnet.
(FrannyandZooey)
- I'm not big on computer games, but to get my son to walk faster on way to school, we pretend we are Sonic and his friends hurtling along the pavement.
(Anim01)
- Never get involved with a man who is 'getting his band together'.
(letsblowthistacostand)
- Always tell kids their bedtimes in front of the babysitter; no ambiguity then!
(SeeLyon)
- When reading Classics, remember they are old threads and you do not need to hang off the edge of your seat or cancel plans to find out what happened.
(EduStudent)
- When everything else fails put yourself on the naughty step; never fails to stop my toddler in his tracks and calm me down!
(emskaboo)
