Fathers Share Hilarious Hacks that Help Them Look After Their Kids

Resourceful dads are sharing the weird and wonderful parenting hacks they use to make their lives that little bit easier.
Being a parent can be a tough task — but a variety of tricks compiled by The Sun prove there are ways to make the battles of childcare a little less stressful.
While many methods are well-known and practical, others are more controversial, and it seems that parents have developed some rather creative solutions to make family life run smoother.
From a father who used a bunch of bananas to prop his baby’s milk bottle to her face, to one who kept his son in place with a tank top — here are some of the funniest methods dads have used while caring for their kids.

This creative dad whipped his top off to hold his baby still on a chair.

Not everybody is pleased about this one.

Best use of a playpen.

Master of the waiting room.

Genius pram hack.

All from the comfort of the lawn chair.
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Republished from news.com.au. Photo by Tatiana Syrikova.
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