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Photo By: Excerpted from Parent Hacks ®: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids by Asha Dornfest (Workman Publishing).

Christine runs Boston Mamas and Asha runs Parent Hacks, a very popular blog for parents with «smart tips that help simplify family life, save money, and have fun.»

Minimalist Parenting is the brain child of my good friend Christine Koh of Boston Mamas, who I met years ago at the very first Disney Mom Mixer, and Asha Dornfest of Parent Hacks, who I met on a press trip in NYC a few years back.

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Meanwhile, the Parent Hacks community has some clever ideas for keeping older kids clean in public restrooms.

It is no secret I love the book, Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids; I absolutely inhaled it when I first read it and laughed as I learned new solutions to old pesky problems.

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Opinions expressed on Parent Hacks are not necessarily those of the editor.

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On the Parent Hacks Facebook page, both Brystal and Daria tell me that they volunteer to make the pies every year... specifically because the kids can practically make them by themselves.

If a reader's submission is featured in a derivative work produced by Parent Hacks, Parent Hacks will, in good faith, attribute the submission to the reader (as the reader's name appears on Parent Hacks) and attempt to contact the reader to let him or her know, but is not obligated to do so.

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You'd think, since I've been doing my thing here for 10 + years that writing Parent Hacks would've been a piece of cake.

While Parent Hacks publishes what we consider to be safe tips and suggestions, all Parent Hacks content is made available on an as - is basis, with no warrantees expressed or implied.

As the April 5 on - sale date approaches, I'm sharing behind - the - scenes stories from writing the Parent Hacks book.

Writing Parent Hacks was much bigger challenge than I'd expected, and so holding the finished product in my hands right now — the result of so many peoples» efforts — is even sweeter than I'd expected.

She knows Parent Hacks inside and out, and her insight was invaluable because I was too close to it all.

(Which is why I devoted an entire chapter of the Parent Hacks book to travel with kids.)

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All original content published on ParentHacks.com is the property of Parent Hacks.

So I collected Parent Hacks readers» (and my own) tips for simplifying Jack - o» - lanterns, and here's what we came up with:

Asha is hard at work on a Parent Hacks book, forthcoming from Workman Publishing in 2016.

By accessing, using, and / or submitting material to a Parent Hacks site, you agree to abide by these terms of service, including any modifications that may occur to the terms in the future.

Start to finish, writing and editing Parent Hacks took about a year - and - a-half, and I haven't even listed every person involved.

As such, readers use any advice found on Parent Hacks at their own risk.

She's the publisher of the award - winning blog Parent Hacks, which she started as a way to connect with other parents and, ultimately, to find out if anyone else felt as surprised by parenting as she did.

In general, when publishing reader - submitted material, Parent Hacks will identify the reader by first name only and, if the reader desires, a link to the reader's social media profile or website.

If the reader is already in the public sphere (that is, the reader is well - known or has a blog or website that reveals the reader's identity), Parent Hacks may publish the reader's full name.

And Baby Makes Three: The Six - Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives, by John Gottman (at Amazon): Parent Hacks reader Michael gave this book the thumbs - up.

A tip came in last year at Parent Hacks to use gift cards instead of cash for the «envelope system» of budgeting.

We're speaking at the conference, and our talk touches on our roles as both co-authors of Minimalist Parenting and professional bloggers at Boston Mamas and Parent Hacks.

I wrote about my summer postmortem (and what I'm doing about it) at Parent Hacks, and I invite you over for a read.

-LSB-...] and yours: > Rookie Moms tips for flying alone with baby > Rookie Moms suggestions for other travel with baby > Parent Hacks tips for entertaining little ones during airport delays > Cheapflights.com -LSB-...]

1 of 7 Parent Hacks for Life Traps: 30 Brilliant Ideas Every Parent Needs To Know Parent Hacks for Life Traps: 30 Brilliant Ideas Every Parent Needs To Know by katie.ekbatani from Different Solutions in Parenting Page 1 of 7 Most people would agree that parenting isn't easy.

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Parent Hacks for Life Traps: 30 Brilliant Ideas Every Parent Needs To Know 1 of 7 Parent Hacks for Life Traps: 30 Brilliant Ideas Every Parent Needs To Know Parent Hacks for Life Traps: 30 Brilliant Ideas Every Parent Needs To Know by katie.ekbatani from Different Solutions in Parenting Page 1 of 7 Most people would agree that parenting isn't easy.

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And as covered over at Parent Hacks, baby bathtubs work well as DIY ball pits too.

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Parent Hacks has also covered the hack as have the Rookie Moms and moms discussing on the nest site.

If you fall into that category, you may want to consider a post-Valentine's Day celebration, as Parent Hacks suggested back in 2008.

Back in 2007, Parent Hacks covered how to turn a cheap broom with a wooden handle into an affordable play broom, a trick shared by Sara Brumfield.

I did just notice the ladies over at Parent Hacks had a sleep suggestion today.

-LSB-...] A good place to start is at Parent Hacks where you can gear up on hacks and tips from other parents, like swapping costumes instead of buying expensive ones that will only be worn for 10 minutes.

If you're not yet reading Parent Hacks, you'll find so much goodness in Asha's sharing.

I'm the author of Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life With Kids (Workman Publishing, 2016), an illustrated collection of clever workarounds and creative reuses for new parents.