14 Most Sketchy Parenting Tricks That Actually Work, According to Lifehacker Readers
Last week I wrote about a friend of mine who admitted that he had so much trouble getting his family out the door on time that they made their kids sleep in school clothes until the next day. It occurred to me that such a slightly sketchy but absolutely effective parenting maneuver was probably the rule rather than the exception, so I asked you all to give me your most sketchy parenting tricks . I needed tricks and tips that you are not exactly proud of, but this work – and the answer was both instructive and fun.
In fact, the parenting tricks you all suggested made me realize how many of these tactics my own parents used on me . I was a horror as a child and now I look back with admiration for every mind game they played on me. They were necessary, as were each of the techniques listed here that you can now use on your children (if you haven’t already).