Last Updated on November 2, 2021
Most parents know what it feels like to be bombarded with unsolicited advice about raising kids. This guidance can range from semi-helpful to totally useless to absolutely baffling.
But sometimes parents share real nuggets of wisdom with each other … especially on Twitter.
We’ve rounded up the best and funniest parenting advice that parents and a few childfree sages have tweeted. Keep scrolling for some hilariously real and useful advice.
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Funny Advice for New Parents
- Maybe don’t leave Hungry Hungry Hippos on the floor of a dark room.
- Rachel Dratch (@TheRealDratch) August 1, 2016
- Never take a toddler’s word for it
- Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) June 21, 2014
- Take kids to pumpkin patch. Let them pick out any pumpkin. but make them carry it to the car. They’ll never want to go again.
- Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) October 4, 2015
- Pick your battles twitter.com/zvXHbm0qVo
- Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162) May 21, 2016
- When ur kids start crying, start bawling bigger & badder. Soon, they will stop crying & turn their concerns to your welfare.
- Contwixt Nick (@Contwixt) September 23, 2016
- No good ever comes from a toddler sitting naked on the couch.
- Sara (@smilely_gal) December 16, 2015
- Don’t talk about yourself as a failure of a parent…. to your children.
- Lucky Charms (@IanMenard) September 17, 2016
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- MOM. MOM. (@FrozenSighs) December 31, 2011
- Unfolded laundry straight out of the dryer is an excellent place for napping.#tiredmommy
- Lea Grover (@bcmgsupermommy) February 13, 2015
- Have two kids so you can keep your lazy butt in the car & say, “Go get your brother” when picking one up at a friends house.
- Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) June 5, 2016
- when your child tells you he is having bad dreams, “It’s okay, Pal, reality is much scarier” will not comfort him.
- My Meh Precedes Me (@TheAlexNevil) November 10, 2015
- If a 2-year-old says, “I’m going to puke,” FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DON’T CALL HER BLUFF.I need a shower.
- James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) March 4, 2015
- if you want to get your kids ready to leave the house faster, relentlessly song ‘All That Jazz’ in a Billie Holiday voice.
- Ana Gasteyer (@AnaGasteyer) April 27, 2013
- Carry only solid colored extra pants for your kid’s potty accidents. Otherwise… twitter.com/RIWpg1lr
- One Classy Motha (@MothaKim) January 4, 2013
- Hide the matches to a dozen socks and ask the kids to find them. Now go sit and enjoy a hot cup of coffee. You’re welcome.
- CrazyExhaustion (@CrazyExhaustion) May 22, 2015
- telling a three-year-old that her dried-up markers are a “first world problem” will not stop her from crying.
- Jennifer Weiner (@jenniferweiner) September 26, 2011
- It’s ok to justify not meeting any of your goals, with, “At least I remembered to feed the kids.”
- Paige Kellerman (@PaigeKellerman) August 20, 2011
- If you don’t know where your children are in the house… Turn off the internet and watch them magically appear.
- Jewels (@realjjewels) September 20, 2016
- When your kid insists on “playing trains” pretend to be Henry stuck in a tunnel. Then you don’t have to move or do anything.
- Alice (@alicere) September 27, 2016
- tease your kids’ hair so at the very least they can be well-beehived.
- Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) September 9, 2012
- Train your kids to kill spiders so THEY can be the ones to do it.
- Frank Lowe (@GayAtHomeDad) March 1, 2013
- Fill a Piñata with mushrooms then sit back and watch as your children learn a cruel, but valuable lesson about real life.
- Kalvin (@KalvinMacleod) April 2, 2013
- Wear clothes that match the furniture. My kids can’t find me because I look like I’m part of the couch
- James Breakwell (@XplodingUnicorn) November 23, 2013
- No need to baby proof the house for your crawling daughter. Just put her in a dress and render her immobile.
- Will (@willgoldstein) July 13, 2016
- The pediatric dentist will not pre-drill holes for your infant’s teeth to grow into, no matter how much you need to sleep.
- RollOverandPlayDad (@AndPlayDad) March 26, 2013
- End the ABC song “Thanks for singing this w/ me” not “Next time won’t you sing w/ me.” Then you don’t have to sing it again.
- Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) July 3, 2011
- When bribing your child make sure you google the price of the bribe before agreeing to buy it. #walletburn
- Morgan Shanahan (@the818) August 17, 2014
- If your children ask a lot of questions, try asking them an open-ended question yourself to find out what they already know #parenting#tip
- Sheree Adams (@SmartNSassyMom) March 5, 2014
- It’s important not to play favorites, so I make sure my kids know I dislike all of them equally. #ParentingTip#MomWin
- Debra Jenson (@DebraJenson) September 16, 2016
- If your 2 year old calls you in from another room to tell you she’s “not poopie,” there’s a 100% chance she’s lying.
- Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) February 1, 2013
- Chanting “Goblin King! Goblin King! Wherever u may be take this child of mine far away from me!” doesn’t work I already tried
- Julia Segal (@juliasegal) April 15, 2015
- Tell your kids all the food you want to keep for yourself is spicy.”Sorry, son, this Dilly Bar is spicy.”
- Gennefer Gross (@Gennefer) June 22, 2015
- Trump is what happens when you always give in to your kids’ temper tantrums. https://t.co/aX7xiASF7i
- maura quint (@behindyourback) February 2, 2016
- BUY ALL THE TISSUES.
- Dad and Buried (@DadandBuried) January 16, 2013
- Emphasizing the need to keep your children on a schedule makes it easier to say no when you get invited to stuff.
- Simon Holland (@simoncholland) February 3, 2015
- When a child says “I picked it up and put it right back”…’right back’ really means a 30 foot radius where it may be hidden.
- Nathan Chivington (@CoachChiv) July 26, 2016
- After your first child is born, go buy 20 years worth of poster board. This will save you countless 10:00 PM trips to CVS.
- Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) May 24, 2016
- If you’re questioning your stock even a little, just buy another bottle of ketchup.
- Valerie (@ValeeGrrl) December 15, 2015
- Don’t ask your toddler if she would share one bite of her ice cream in order to save your life.
- Karri-Leigh (@karri_leigh) August 28, 2013
- If you can’t tell if they’re laughing or crying, play it safe and keep your distance. Add music, headphones, a blender.
- Just Linda (@LindaInDisguise) March 17, 2013
- The quickest way to get a toddler to hold your hand is to put them in roller skates. They won’t let go of you. #parenting
- The ParentNormal (@ParentNormal) August 11, 2014
- Do not let your four-year-old watch “Tangled” and leave her anywhere near scissors.
- Jennifer Weiner (@jenniferweiner) January 20, 2012
- If you’re obviously hungover don’t walk your kids into their camp wearing a Fireball T-shirt #adulting
- Ashley Herman (@HermieHerm) July 26, 2016
- When pouring your guts out to the baby at 3:00 am, make sure the monitor is turned off.
- RollOverandPlayDad (@AndPlayDad) December 16, 2012
- Cherish the day you buy your first minivan because that will be the last day it is ever clean.
- Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) February 9, 2016