The Longest Shortest Time

Hangout: Parenting Hacks

Video will go live at 8pm EST. Submit your questions during the event on Twitter with #ParentHacks or in the Q&A section on Google+.

What: Parenting Hacks Hangout
Where: Google Hangouts; will be embedded LIVE on this site and at The Daily Beast
Hosts: Hillary Frank (Longest Shortest Time), Michael Moynihan (Daily Beast) & Alyson McCormick (parent-infant social worker)
When: Wednesday, January 29; 8PM EST
Your job: 1) Join us for the event; 2) submit your hacks that have worked and your pleas for hacks needed (read how below)

What is a parenting hack?
We consider a “parenting hack” any workaround to your child’s behavior that you wouldn’t typically find in a parenting book. Maybe you let your kid tire herself out till she passes out face-down on the floor; maybe you feed her her dessert BEFORE her meal; maybe you bring her breakfast in bed to end a freakout over there not being any eggs left in the fridge. (Not that I’ve done any of these things.)

How to submit comments & questions
Want us to consider sharing a hack that has worked for you, or getting our expert to offer advice on how to handle your child’s uniquely challenging behavior? Submit your comments or questions via Facebook or Twitter with #ParentHacks. The idea for the Parenting Hacks topic came from our popular Things I Tried post, so you might want to check out the comments section there for inspiration. We’ll be talking about children ages 0-3.

Who is Alyson McCormick?
Alyson has worked at the Sackler Lefcourt Center for Child Development since 1998. The Center provides play and discussion groups for mothers and babies from birth to three years. She also co-leads the Mother-Baby Harlem Project which serves mothers and babies in drug residential treatment programs. Alyson has helped me strategize my way through lots of parenting struggles, and I am so excited that she will be joining us for this special event.

Why should I show up?
To feel connected to other parents, of course!