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One of the biggest blessings of being a parent is just how often your children make you burst out laughing with their shenanigans. Parents are tweeting the most hilarious stories and Bored Panda has curated this list of the very best ones for you to enjoy.

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Author, parent coach, and founder of ‘Calmer Parenting,’ Anne Peymirat, told Bored Panda that the biggest new challenges that parents are facing in 2020 are closely linked to the coronavirus pandemic. These include “working during the pandemic, looking after their kids, and having little or no childcare or support.” Scroll down for our full interview with Peymirat.

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    Lousha
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an interesting conversation about this with a great high school teacher I had. He was talking about how much of an effect parents (and nurture in general) has on the pain perception of kids that will later determine how "tough" of an adult they will become. This was one example: your child falls. As an adult you generally can gauge quite well how bad that fall was and can control YOUR reaction. That silent moment is actually your child looking for THAT, how mommy or daddy acts now. If you run towards them with a face full of horror, they start to scream and cry. If you calmly pick them up with a smile and a casual "whoopsie" they will smile back. The first type will likely be more sensitive to pain as an adult, the latter more impervious.

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    According to Peymirat from ‘Calmer Parenting,’ the coronavirus has changed family life in a lot of ways. At the start of the pandemic, there were a lot of kids learning via the internet and this caused a lot of new issues for parents, from learning how the heck Zoom works to figuring out how to keep their kids entertained all day at home.

    As coronavirus cases continue to rise, we might see a greater return to distance learning in some areas, and parents will have to juggle having their children at home all the time again. Some schools are already having classes online again, but not all parents are working from home again, so it’s a real pickle of a situation.

    Peymirat explained that there are both positives and negatives that came with the pandemic. On the plus side, the pandemic led to more interactions between parents and their kids, especially when everyone was under lockdown.

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    Hans
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ouch. Particularly since you know that children will tell the truth.

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    On the flip side, the lockdowns had also increased the amount of time that kids spend in front of screens. That’s not all, however.

    “Some parents reported anxiety in teens who did not want to go out and see friends, not so from younger children who are often quite resilient,” the parent coach revealed. She said that the best way to calm down a child is to be factual about the Covid-19 pandemic and to give them advice about protecting themselves and others.

    Peymirat also advised parents who are feeling overwhelmed with everything to take any opportunity that they can to have some alone time with just themselves or with their partner. This way, parents can recharge, relax, and be ready to overcome anything else that 2020 throws at them.

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    Kim Irving
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm glad I had already swallowed my coffee before reading this, otherwise I would be currently cleaning my screen....BAHAHAHAHAHA

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is he called Calvin, by chance? And sorry to tell you, but it is a real concern that too many adults are unaware of.

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    Aldhissla VargTimmen
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't laugh this away, she's probably a HSP and can really feel the little difference in texture...

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    Cindi Hinch
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah...nathan fillion, jewel staite, morena baccarin, gina torres, alan tydyk.

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    Pamela24
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One Czech singer wrote a loong Facebook post a couple of months ago after he had to live alone for a few weeks because of covid. It was all about how amazing his partner is, how he hadn't realized until then that the laundry doesn't wash/dry/fold itself, that dishes have to be washed and that toilet doesn't stay clean on its own. He praised his girlfriend so much. Not one sentence mentioned that he's going to now participate more and so many people clapped to say how amazing he is.

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    JuJu
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After the second one you insert "You'll do it now and I will watch!"

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    Tiger Pearl
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son has gotten very good at this. But only because his music class is not at 8:15am. If it was that early, I would toss both the recorder and the computer out of the window to make it stop.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In these days a good loud "dad-sneeze" is the way to chase noisy neighbors out of their gardens and into their houses with doors and windows shut.

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    postboredom
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did the same when I was younger, never gonna go near that part of the conversation ever again.

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    Cindi Hinch
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I sweep all the toys in a corner. Yell “pick it up, or anything left on the floor in 10 Mins is rubbish and goes in the bin”.

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    Nicola Roberts
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kitten does this to me now. I swear it wasn't like this with her predecessor 15 years ago.... or is this what we wipe from our memories so the cycle can continue?

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    Thalia Lovering
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the same with getting married. Married people want single people to be miserable.

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    Cindi Hinch
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    2020 i in n pandemic - about 18 hours a day - there’s some sleep screen time overlap.

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    Riani Kivela
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter started this chain once and I anticipated this outcome, but she actually wanted a bowl of frozen blueberries and a spoon. It's something she eats all the time now.

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    True Blue
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother tablet has such a dirty screen it get cleaned like almost all the time

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    Amy Pattie
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I’d do that. I’m not a parent yet, but I’ve seen myself frustrated and tired

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    Rhaitsuni B
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my home there is enough order for it to look nice, and enough mess for everyone to feel normal.

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    Tobias the Tiger
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I inherited my father's sneeze as well. I wonder if I was destined to be a dad.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the same for me, but in my case the kids finish their drinks and my wife leaves half finished cokes in the fridge 😂

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, the worst item on the menu is 'Parents with ill-behaved kids, Welcome.'