Brad's Quick Parenting Tip # 137: Snacks

When I take my DS somewhere (except for quick trips to the store) I usually give him his snack cup and his sippy cup of water. This not only keeps him happy, but holds him over until lunch, dinner, etc.

For example, if I'm taking him to play group, it might be a good 30 minute drive, depending on where it is that particular week. In that 30 minutes, he'll eat his entire snack cup. This means on the way home, after running around for an hour, he'll have nothing to eat - and he's always hungry after play groups.

My solution: I put some extra snacks in a little baggy. When we get in the car to go home, I pour those snacks into his cup. He's happy. I'm happy. And we go on our merry way.

Now, some of you will say: "Brad, does your son really need all those snacks?" Not always. But when he's been really active and it's not quite lunchtime yet, he does need a little something to eat.

Hopefully this tip will help some of you parents, as obvious as it may seem. Sometimes it's the easiest things we tend to overlook.