Mom are busy from sun up to sun down (and depending on how the baby is sleeping, sometimes in the middle of the night). Any hack that can make taking care of kids a little easier isn’t cheating or slacking on parenting duties, it’s being smart and resourceful — like Lara Croft, but with a bottle. More from CafeMom: 15 Clever Tricks to Take Potty Training From Awful to Awesome Luckily, parents are great at sharing their knowledge with each other. When the secret to giving babies medicine without tears or an awesome way to store bottles is discovered, we don’t keep it to ourselves. Instead, we simply have to tell fellow moms about it so they too can wonder how they ever managed life any other way. We’ve rounded up 17 of the most amazingly simple, yet totally effective parenting hacks around to make raising kids just a little less stressful. Try one, or all of them, and know that thankfully, there’s no going back to the old way of doing things. More from CafeMom: The 20 Best Royal Baby Names Inspired by ‘The Crown’ More from CafeMom: 51 Stylish Yet Unique Baby Boy Names That Define Each US State Check out how to perfect this hack here! More from CafeMom: 51 Unique Baby Girl Names That Define Each State More from CafeMom: 50 Gender Neutral Birthday Party Ideas That Promise Fun for Everyone
