Young Parents Say This Grandparent Trick Is Genius

We know that parenting has changed a lot since we were children. We may even make fun of our parents for some of their suggestions they give us about raising our own kids. But more and more parents are realizing that grandparent parenting tips are worth listening to. Redditors are spilling the things their parents or grandparents did when they were kids that they now realize was "low-key genius parenting." Here are the ones you may just want to adopt in your parenting, too. 

• “As a child bedtime was 8:00. But my mom would let you leave the light on until 8:30 if, and only if, you were reading. Helped the kids settle prior to falling asleep. And promoted reading.”
• “My grandmother used to make me ‘help’ her with cooking but really she was just having me do all the prep work while she told stories. I thought I was being [a] useful little assistant but she was actually teaching me life skills without making it feel like chores. Now I can cook proper meals and I still remember all her stories about family history. She basically tricked me into learning everything I needed for adult life while spending quality time together.”
• “When it came to sharing, specifically treats or similar, one sibling was to cut the item and the other sibling got to choose. Most fair division of assets you’ve ever seen!”
• “They broke chores down into simple tasks to do everyday. We were allowed a snack, but we had to get started within 30 minutes. We’d spend maybe 20-40 minutes max on chores every day, with the weekend being saved for ‘big’ chores like bathroom cleaning. It saved from having to scramble all weekend cleaning or making it really easy to clean up if we wanted to have friends over. It also kept things fairly predictable, with repeat chores like dishes or vacuuming every other day.”
• “I was a worrisome and often scared child, and my mom would manage my fear of bugs by telling me that any bug I pointed out to her was a ‘baby’ bug. Baby spiders in the basement, baby bees outside, even baby worms in the ground. I immediately lost my fear of them, as I thought they were just little babies whose parents were gone. I even started talking to the ‘baby’ spiders in the basement, reassuring them that everything was ok. Genius.”

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