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37 Genius Parents Who Know How To Deal With Misbehaving Kids
Being a parent is hard, but being a parent to a kid who is on the phone 24/7, talks in #hashtags and was born into the world of selfies and social media, is something else. That's when you know you have to be super creative to make them do their chores - just telling them to tidy their room won't do. Bored Panda has collected funny yet genius parenting hacks that will make you wonder how you lived without them.
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Clever Motherhood
The "Cracker Clause" makes me think the kid out-witted mom once before.... lol
or she did as a kid... well never mind.. text w/ photos not around then...*smh*
Load More Replies...time to ruin the game. clean the kitchen, place 1 box of crackers, then ruin the kitchen. always think out of the game!
The Ungrounded Game
We had to do these chores even when we weren't grounded.... kids have it easy these days.
Damn, just do a few loads of laundry? That's and easy punishment lol. It seems too easy. Idk what they go in trouble for though.
this is actually a really good idea. should i suggest it to my parents?
I've cooked whole meals for my family of 10 (now 11 since I've had another sibling) when I was 12. Standards are so low anymore. On average I make 1-2 meals a week to help mom out and I'm not quite 16.
Load More Replies...Dang! 100 pets for laundry and only 50 for dinner?! I feel like that's backwards...
It's definitely backwards 🤣 There is no way making supper is easier than laundry. I was doing laundry at 6...
Load More Replies...So Yesterday I Yelled "Fuck You" At My Parents And Today They Gave Me This
This is one of the best responses in this series. Deserved, yet humorous, effective yet nice.
Does the frosting taste like soap? I remember the soap for “cleaning my dirty mouth" if I swore as a kid.
Same here! Although, my son didn't mind the taste so I had to use tapatio or vinegar lol
Load More Replies...Will they give different flavoured cakes for other curse words?
You'll Find The Key Hidden In Your Room. Better Get Cleaning
Jennifer is it working? And what age is he dear just courious
Load More Replies...If this was me as a teen, I'd just grab the bolt cutters or something. I'd be in so much trouble but for the time being I'd feel like I've won.
This looks fake.. you can clearly see the plug laying on top of the log creating a reflective image..
Pretty good unless your kid knows how to cut the cord and wire it back up
Father Leaves His Messy Teens The Perfect Threatening Note
It becomes more threatening if the father has Liam Neeson baritone!
Yes I do and I am thrilled, as always, RIP
Load More Replies...Nope, move out first, then wifi. Parents will see it on their network unless you are paying for a different plan. But still, hide the router if they do find it.
Load More Replies...The real ending is I will look for you I will find you and once I do I will kill you that’s the real one bit what does he mean by disconnect you oh yeah the phine
Fake Tooth Fairy Letter
"Bodies on your bed" ... sounds like Emily murdered some people in her room lol.
Now I need to know...was it even Emily's tooth?!
Load More Replies...Yeah right this is dad trying to get mom to help cleaning the room for him xD
my mum kinda did this once, except it was hand written. i was so convinced...
i thought someone breaks a fake tooth and there's a fairy who collects that
That's awesome. You can get away with this every tooth. Too bad they don't loose hundreds.
Mom Catches Daughter Cyber-Bullying
If her mother wonders from where her daughter picked up bullying, she has only to look in a mirror. Go ahead and sell her phone, but public shaming is just as bad as the daughter's bullying - even worse, because parents should know better.
umm. nowadays, get these whinny brats (kids, teens, adults) a taste of their own medicine.
Load More Replies...I have been bullied, but I believe that bullies are people to and they make poor decisions with their behavior. By giving negative reinforcement to a child who bullies, just makes them feel more alone and would most likely increase their bulling.... But if they are just psychopaths than I could agree with your comment. Just saying. 0.o
Load More Replies...Very wrong way.. very traumatizing for a girl, absolutely not a good parental strategy.. Trust a psychologist..
Arrogant, presumptuous and patronising. I'm a psychotherapist, but I don't expect automatic trust on that basis. More importantly, I'm just a common or garden adult. Punishment - even shaming - can be an act of love, as long as it doesn't end there. Giving a child food for thought, especially when he or she has been cruel to others, can be liberating, especially if that child properly digests that food for thought and is rewarded and praised for making amends.
Load More Replies...Good. now she probably understands exactly how the kid(s) she bullied feel
Load More Replies...So....to teach her cyber bullying is wrong you internet shamed her? The irony is strong with this one.
Good job mom she should've known better some people actually RAISE they're children
Parenting Level: Expert
What's the big idea? If you sit two children in the back of a car, it's not like they automatically get along because they cannot get away from each other. I would have gotten so pissed, if my parents had made me wear such a thing, and I am perfectly certain it wouldn't have solved the disagreement.
Not cool! You should teach them that when you don't get along you stay away from each other until you're ready.
😮 I had to do this with my siblings growing up! It was awful at first but then we would have fun with it. Did any one else have to do this?
I never had to since my parents didn't start doing to until recently but my mom would make me and my brother hold hands until we could get along. So very similar. And we also hated it and we'd fuss and fight more afterwards to show mom it didn't work. it never changed her mind but eventually we changed ours and it became a game to see who could go to the side of the house that they wanted 🤣
Load More Replies...That's so stupid, if they're fighting they need to get away from each other, not be stuck together!
My Daughter Is Currently Pulling A D- In Math. This Is Her Phone
And what if she doesn't and is just not trying?
Load More Replies...Or you could, I dunno, be her parent(s), and engage her, and find out WHY she's struggling in Math. Oh, right, that requires parents to actually parent, and we can't have that...
I hate parents who are so hung up on grades. Maybe they need some help not punishment?
My parents would never do this. It could be that she stress a bit or she just wasn't prepared. I use my phone to ask questions about the test to my mates. Sometimes, we just need to think about the positives of using a device to help learning
Wat if there's an emergency how is she going to call home?
If the emergency starts with a B (Burglary, Breaking and Entering, etc) she should be good. :)
Load More Replies...My Sister Lost Her Phone At A Bar. This Is What My Mom Sent Her When She Asked For A Replacement
If you're old enough to go to a bar, shouldn't you be able to replace your own phone instead of asking your mom for a replacement?
This isn't a parents issue if you can drink at bars your at least 18-21 (depending where your from) be responsible.
In Italy you can be youger. Bars are of many different kinds: they won't serve alcohol to teens, but they are allowed to stay. Depending on the hour, the season and the location, bars can be places for mature people, teens or whole families with kids. Is not strange to see a bar for of old men during winter, becoming a place where teens eat sandwiches and franch fries between 11.00 pm and 02.00 am in summer. Expecially in a place with a low rate of crimes.
Load More Replies...she should be happy to at least get a replacement...if I lost my phone at a bar, well is lost. jejeje
I think brick phones are great i have a brick phone and it's been dropped and stepped on heaps of times but it still works fine
Smart Parents Response
This makes sense. how often I got in trouble for eating all the cereal after school when there's plenty of other things to eat not meant for breakfast. Many half bowls of cereal in the morning...
except even my house if you bought chocolate or girl scout cookies with YOUR OWN piggy bank money, you were expected to share.... maybe my parents were lame
I had a bro who used to eat cereal during snack times. It really annoyed me to the point of locking it away and only taking in out during brekkie
I think this is the child telling her parents to ask for permission to eat the cereal. Obviously she didn't buy it. Good parents in taking her piggy bank money and allowing her to buy and then set the rules on whom can consume, now hers, cereal. I be damn my child tel me what I can and cannot consumer after I work, go to the store to find and then buy anything.
I think this is the child dictating whom can consume the cereal, obviously she had yet to "buy" the cereal until her parents took the money from her piggy bank. I be damn if my child, in this fashion, dictates whom can consume anything I have worked for and paid for. Completely different if the child specifically asked for something to be hers, but even then the child would need to have a specific reason or work a little more for what they are asking to be only theirs. Nothing in this world is free. The sooner anyone realizes this the better. I'd have done the same thing or worst. I would have had a huge bowl of it in front of the child when they got back from school. Bahahaha
Tax Lesson
They now only have 62% left of a refrigerator truck that was once full of ice cream.
Parenting Level: Hipster
Am I the only one who noticed the frowning face in the coffee mug
Today´s Wifi Password
Exactly. The reward was not getting yelled at and having the satisfaction of getting things done.
Load More Replies...Parents Went Out Of Town For The Weekend. Mom Left Me Laundry Instructions
Instructions unclear, crawled inside washing machine while wearing dirty clothes
Sorry Mom but while you are out I will be seeing what all those cool buttons do....
Janiya Was Caught Pretending To Be 18 Years Old Online. Her Dad Made Her A Special T-Shirt And Made Sure They Circulated The Internet
It's a game, it's exciting. Like dressing up and pretending to be someone else. I think all kids have tries to be someone else online. Many grown ups too.
Load More Replies...I saw a video about this a few years back. I guess she was a repeat offender. She was soliciting sexy photos from guys and pretending to be old enough to have a relationship with several men. Her dad lost his s**t. He went on her FB and told everyone she was a little girl and by no means was any man supposed to contact her. They took away her internet. Then they find out she has another account and is accessing it through a friend. These parents tried literally everything before shaming their child. It's not a funny matter to be flirting with older men. She had plans to meet with more than a few of them. Some of the men even knew where she lived. I say what the parents did in response was mild compared to the situation the daughter had gotten herself in.
Um, yeah, the idea may seem good at first, but you just spread images of your daughter, her age, and her grade all over the Internet...
Sensitive kids may be affected?? If they can pretend to be 1st 18, then they need to suck it up when they are called out and only 10. You obviously don't have kids.
Little girls do stay little for long anymore. They're trying to grow up faster because it's cool. O.o
The big problem is now the picture is online. You can't get that back. It will follow her for the rest of her life.
this is nothing compared to the pictures she was sending to full grown men. She can't get those back either.
Load More Replies...She was soliciting men. Sensitive my left foot.
Load More Replies...Pick Up Chore Box
My mom has this same quote on a box and if you don't earn it back in a week it gets thrown away because you obviously didn't care that much.
All I know is that I used to eat a lot of paper scraps in elementary school (I had to bypass the no-gum policy somehow!) Knowing my childhood self, I'd pick a chore from the selection, do it... then eat the evidence to make sure it never happened twice (at least if it was one I particularly hated).
What My Friend Made His Daughter Wear To School For A Week As Punishment For Coming Home Past Curfew
Yeah, because a teen is not smart enough to wear another T-shirt underneath, or pack an extra to wear once she's out of sight, huh?
Dad Wore Short Shorts To Show Her How Ridiculous It Is To Wear It
Will dad also wear dresses and skirts? Let the girl wear what she wants and teach her that her attitude towards herself and others matters more than a piece of fabric.
As long as it covers everything important.
Load More Replies...The problem isn't with the child or the shorts; the problem is with the people who are sexualizing a child. If it's hot out, let them wear what they want– yes, this includes "short shorts" and (gasp!) even swimsuits. Or is there a problem with a child wearing a swimsuit to a public pool as well?
Most men were wearing shorts with this length in the 70'ies and 80'ies.. And actually I don't think the choice of clothes of his children is really his business.. Unless the shorts were worn in in a snow storm.
Well, I disagree with you a little on that one. I think what his own children wear is definitely his business, after all, he is her father.
Load More Replies...Yeah. Stop policing what she wears. If you're uncomfortable it' most definitely your problem, pops. Theshorts look cute.
You really gotta love this generations thinking "where whatever you want girl!" "Who'll he wear dresses too?" Lmao. No one ever stopped to think about the girls age. 15 and under there's no problem with the parent saying "honey I really think that's inappropriate" after all he provides her water, food, shelter. It's absolutely amazing these comments. "It's societies fault, it's not the shorts it's the sexualization". I really fear for my gerneration, there is no more decency. The question is NOT sexual, it's DECENCY. How you present yourself is how you will be perceived. Again no one took into consideration the girls age. Perhaps if parents took a viable interest in how their children present themselves like they used to which is possible without being horribly oppressive and still allowing self expression without self deprivation the youth would have more respect not only for themselves but also for others.
I'm getting "I intimidate my daughter's boyfriend with a shotgun" vibes.
Scream Of Truth
This Mom
I don't believe you know the definition of "irony". What's so sad about teaching your kids gaining what's desired comes only from hard work in a generation where everyone thinks getting likes and shares will change something?
Load More Replies...Mommy wants everyone to know she is a good mommy.... As a culture, we need to stop seeking validation from social media.
That's what I was thinking. And why are these kids on the internet begging for stuff anyways?
Load More Replies...While I appreciate the sentiment I can't help but think there was a better way to express it.
Ensuring Our Son Doesn't Lose His Trombone Mouthpiece Again
I'm sure this is not the first replacement they've purchased. Probably more like the 10th from the tone.
Do you know that most of the family's in Africa lives with less than 2 dollars a day? So, how is this example more hypocritical than de "71 days of food aid"? I don't see it as hypocritical, it's just a way of promoting money sense, responsibility and empathy.
Load More Replies...The case has a place for the mouthpiece. There is never an excuse for losing a mouthpiece unless you somehow lost the instrument case and all. The parents have a reason to be mad about the mouthpiece
Just a quick question:What is the difference in size of a trombone and trumpet mouthpiece almost how there are different sizes for reeds?
I play trombone and the case has a nice pocket made just for the mouthpiece. There is no excuse ever to lose a mouthpiece because your case has a space for it no matter what instrument you play. If this was my kid I'd be mad too.
Load More Replies...Missed Curfew Note
This is stupid. Never deprive your kids of a safe home. Locking them out only teaches them that you're a s****y parent who they cannot depend on. Posting a photo publicly only proves that point.
So in 1975, my best friend's big sister was grounded on Valentine's Day but snuck out (as was her habit) anyway to meet up with her boyfriend. The parents, sick of this, locked the door, thinking she'd knock or go next door, sleep at her bff's and do a walk of shame home the next day. They heard her give a yell late that night but she didn't come in. Next morning, her dad found her dead in the back yard with a knife in her back (took nearly 40 years but the creepy-stalky-boy next door (*not* the boyfriend) was eventually charged after a cold case team found new evidence). TL:DR - do NOT punish your kids in any way that could compromise their safety. My friend's folks had the rest of their lives to punish themselves. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/1975-murder-case-no-longer-cold-1259510.php
Holy Cow!! O.o When I read DParks comment I thought 'Oh well, it depends on the neighbourhood and where the porch is. I don't think it's such a big deal' But this story made me change my mind.
Load More Replies...My dad did a simular thing, he Said IF you are not home by midnigth dont come home at all, so i went to My moms house insted, dad was panicing the next morning, last time he complained about me comming home late (note: i was 18 and live in sweden) parents are much more relaxed about rules here, plus 18 means you are an adult here)
I work for the Child Protection Agency of Port Phoenix England and blimey if I found one of these, the kids would be in my custody and the bloody parents would go to jail. Now who would like some tea and crumpets.
Thanks to ur need for validation and attention seeking behavior u posted this on social media for all the creepy creepers to view. Leading to ur kid getting kidnapped off ur patio. Bet the whole missing curfew thing seems pretty petty now, huh?
Ughh. If someone drives by and sees this, they could report it as neglect
That is child abuse! The child could be taken away by child protective services! If the kid still has his phone, he could call child protective services and report that he is being deprived of a safe place to sleep just for missing his curfew!
More Parents Need To Do This
Yes, it is sad that teens post this kind of thing, and that is what social media is encouraging, but if you look at what part of her face is showing, she looks so sad. Parents, your kids will make mistakes, and some of them will be worse then others but DO NOT shame them on the internet or in front of people, it will make them hate you and go against your wishes just to spite you.
Of course she is sad. No punishment is fun. Hopefully this will make her think. Wish my parents had done this kind of thing FOR me.
Load More Replies...why does it say "what I should and should not post"? Are they just upset she documented it or that she did it? I'm thinking the behavior (the liquor) is the bigger issue not the photographic evidence. Also how is internet shaming them teaching anything? Well besides teaching you can and will act like a d**k.
Charger Jail
You really think this is the way to motivate for better grades? You suck at parenting
Solution For Kid’s Messes
Yeah, no. Parents don't have the right to steal and destroy a child's property. EVER.
This Note
Me And My Wife Decided To Find A New Way To Convince Our Son Do To His Chores By Getting The Tooth Fairy To Ask Him
...Ignoring the rest of the note, he got $5 from the toothfairy...I thought she gave out quarters...
I would have went to bed with a weapon if I knew the tooth fairy was gonna repossess all my teeth, by force if nessecary
just love the mental images of tooth fairy lawyers, what their marketing ads look like, their office. I need a documentary about the REAL tooth fairies of Molarville!!!
Not Sure If Public Shaming Of His Children, Or If He Wanted To Dress Like This In The First Place
Why people are so butthurt over shorts? It is piece of clothing and is meant to be worn.
I don't want men staring at my teen's bum while we are in the grocery store because she's wearing short shorts since "they're so cute". It's bad enough that society over sexualize women, let's not start them early. Good for you dad!
If men are looking at young girl's bums that is THEIR problem not the young girl. Men can wear whatever the hell they want aND we don't ever ask them to cover up. We are sexualizing girls and women's bodies by telling them to cover up!
Load More Replies...But if she is that young, wouldn't her parents be buying her clothes? Just don't buy them for her 😞
Thos goes out to ALL TYPES OF HUMAN: What you wear around the house is nobody's business, but when you step out in public, practice this thing we used to have called common courtesy. I love short shorts, so I'm not trying to be a hater, but this sense of over entitlement and thought process that it doesn't matter how you present yourself in the real world anymore is juvenile.
The problem isn't with the child or the shorts; the problem is with the people who are sexualizing a child. If it's hot out, let them wear what they want– yes, this includes "short shorts" and (gasp!) even swimsuits. Or is there a problem with a child wearing a swimsuit to a public pool as well?
Shorts are cute. If any male parent has a problem with it because they view it as sexual, guess what - it's their problem - not their daughter's!
I think it's because a parent doesn't want creeps looking at their kid's butt
Load More Replies...She's So Proud Of Herself
Shaming a toddler...this just makes me sad. Her face tells you that she does not understand what is going on.
Oh my god. Why are you so stupid? No s**t she doesn't understand. That's the damn point. It's A JOKE. J. O. K. E. Look it up if you need to.
Load More Replies...That is going to be hilarious when she is older and shows this to her kids!
They could have at least told her not to do that instead of publicly shaming her. What parents post these days on the internet is just sad.
Earn Your Needs
Have any meals? Took it a little far there...don't starve your children! Learn how to spell, too.
Looks like the parent dropped out of high school too! Can't even spell!
Loving Mom Struggling With The Digital Age
I wonder if this was a joke or the mother actually didn't know it was on her to do it?
Son Was Studying For His Sat Test And Asked For Help, But A Father Can Only Do So Much?!
It has been a while since I have been upset by anything posted here. Most times, it is about art, it is funny, it is cute, or it is nice. This series has a good intention, and it truly has some very funny entries. However, many entries are funny at first look but if you think about them, they reveal very, very questionable parenting ethics. Shaming your children publicly? Using normally positive things and turning them into punishment? Even using psychological violence? What seemingly might be "old style parenting" and getting rid of an "anti-authoritarian" style of raising kids truly reflects the immaturity of those parents. Since when is it wise to replace trust by fear? Since when does incomprehensible punishments lead to learning? I am sure that this posting along with some comments I left will get me tons of downvotes since people are here for the fun, but seeing something I perceive to be so wrong simply quenches my desire to post funny or puny comments.
parenting is certainly hard...some ideas are ingenious...but why do you have to put pictures of your kids' punishment online??
@Arty: you are not alone with this question. If you do not teach your children that a family should stick together – including not to sahe each other publicly – which values should they learn? This of course does not mean not to say "sorry" to others.
Load More Replies...A lot of the behavior by the parents is no better than the wrong done by their kids. It's no wonder the kids are acting out.... just look at the parenting here.
well no wonder young people are becoming so dumb if they have idiot parents like these folks.
This is a shortner summary of what I tried to say above. ;)
Load More Replies...I feel sorry for all the parents who had no one to set the example of a good parent. Sadly, Most are doing the best they know how.
You are probably right, Flora...most mean good even if what they do is wrong. But why do people not try to think about their consequence of their actions, particularly when it comes to social media?
Load More Replies...Is every parent in the new miillennium a complete chicken s**t? I'm not saying you should beat your kids when they're bad like the old days, because that can mess a lot of kids up later on ... but these parents are such dorks. This is why people use the term Generation Snowflake. Cutting a kid off the Internet or a phone doesn't actually teach them s**t. I love my parents, I respect my parents, I feared my parents as a kid. Mom was a real boss, dad was a real boss and neither of them played around.
" because that can mess a lot of kids up later on ... " Actually, studies show that it messes up EVERY kid later on. The fact that you consider that it's ok to be afraid of your parents shows how little that parenting style works. How do you expect your kids to trust you if they fear you? sickening
Load More Replies...Most of these are great ideas but parents that have to bully or publicly shame their kids into behaving are crappy parents.
Most of these are great ideas but parents that bully or publicly shame their kids into behaving are crappy parents.
It has been a while since I have been upset by anything posted here. Most times, it is about art, it is funny, it is cute, or it is nice. This series has a good intention, and it truly has some very funny entries. However, many entries are funny at first look but if you think about them, they reveal very, very questionable parenting ethics. Shaming your children publicly? Using normally positive things and turning them into punishment? Even using psychological violence? What seemingly might be "old style parenting" and getting rid of an "anti-authoritarian" style of raising kids truly reflects the immaturity of those parents. Since when is it wise to replace trust by fear? Since when does incomprehensible punishments lead to learning? I am sure that this posting along with some comments I left will get me tons of downvotes since people are here for the fun, but seeing something I perceive to be so wrong simply quenches my desire to post funny or puny comments.
parenting is certainly hard...some ideas are ingenious...but why do you have to put pictures of your kids' punishment online??
@Arty: you are not alone with this question. If you do not teach your children that a family should stick together – including not to sahe each other publicly – which values should they learn? This of course does not mean not to say "sorry" to others.
Load More Replies...A lot of the behavior by the parents is no better than the wrong done by their kids. It's no wonder the kids are acting out.... just look at the parenting here.
well no wonder young people are becoming so dumb if they have idiot parents like these folks.
This is a shortner summary of what I tried to say above. ;)
Load More Replies...I feel sorry for all the parents who had no one to set the example of a good parent. Sadly, Most are doing the best they know how.
You are probably right, Flora...most mean good even if what they do is wrong. But why do people not try to think about their consequence of their actions, particularly when it comes to social media?
Load More Replies...Is every parent in the new miillennium a complete chicken s**t? I'm not saying you should beat your kids when they're bad like the old days, because that can mess a lot of kids up later on ... but these parents are such dorks. This is why people use the term Generation Snowflake. Cutting a kid off the Internet or a phone doesn't actually teach them s**t. I love my parents, I respect my parents, I feared my parents as a kid. Mom was a real boss, dad was a real boss and neither of them played around.
" because that can mess a lot of kids up later on ... " Actually, studies show that it messes up EVERY kid later on. The fact that you consider that it's ok to be afraid of your parents shows how little that parenting style works. How do you expect your kids to trust you if they fear you? sickening
Load More Replies...Most of these are great ideas but parents that have to bully or publicly shame their kids into behaving are crappy parents.
Most of these are great ideas but parents that bully or publicly shame their kids into behaving are crappy parents.
