Parenting Hacks: Dad Sends Baby To Sleep In One Swift Motion And You'll Want To Try It Out | HuffPost Life

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Getting your baby to sleep can be the bane of your life at the best of times.

So if you’re willing to try anything to send them off to the land of nod, you should probably check out this dad’s trick.

It requires nothing but two seconds of your time and a gentle cheek stroke.

Magic.

Before You Go

13 Hilarious Texts From Dad

Sarcasm At Its Finest...(01 of13)

We hope. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/CVhRr.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/CVhRr.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="21" data-vars-position-in-unit="23">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/145bk6/went_away_with_mum_for_a_week_got_this_text_from/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/145bk6/went_away_with_mum_for_a_week_got_this_text_from/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="22" data-vars-position-in-unit="24">reddit</a>.)

The Student Becomes The Teacher(02 of13)

He's learning! (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/12XNmb2.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/12XNmb2.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="19" data-vars-position-in-unit="21">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1chp9q/my_dad_discovers_text_messaging/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1chp9q/my_dad_discovers_text_messaging/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="20" data-vars-position-in-unit="22">reddit</a>.)

Be Careful What You Ask For...(03 of13)

Because that's what you're gonna get. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/G9yJp.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/G9yJp.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="17" data-vars-position-in-unit="19">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15po97/my_dad_is_just_getting_used_to_the_new/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15po97/my_dad_is_just_getting_used_to_the_new/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="18" data-vars-position-in-unit="20">reddit</a>.)

Dad Doesn't Understand(04 of13)

And it is as infuriating as it is adorable. (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/6fQgK" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/6fQgK" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="17">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/wxek3/dad_your_cell_phone_bill_is_due_anyone_else_have/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/wxek3/dad_your_cell_phone_bill_is_due_anyone_else_have/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="16" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">reddit</a>.)

Reliable AND Confusing(05 of13)

He'll be there...I think. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/47Meo.png" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/47Meo.png" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15x6di/legitimate_text_my_sister_woke_up_to_from_my_dad/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15x6di/legitimate_text_my_sister_woke_up_to_from_my_dad/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="16">reddit</a>.)

He's The Cool Dad(06 of13)

Who may be trying a little too hard. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/5jVSo.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/5jVSo.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="13">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/16sbf6/my_little_brother_has_been_playing_the_song/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/16sbf6/my_little_brother_has_been_playing_the_song/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="14">reddit.</a>)

Point Taken(07 of13)

Yeesh. (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/z1Kzu" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur " data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/z1Kzu" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="9" data-vars-position-in-unit="11">Imgur </a>via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/y7mfy/my_dads_not_so_good_with_texting/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/y7mfy/my_dads_not_so_good_with_texting/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="12">reddit</a>.)

Making You Proud(08 of13)

Learning Facebook and texting! Dad is really growing up. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/VdSHD.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/VdSHD.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/14r3qr/when_your_50_dad_gets_a_facebook_and_texting_at/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/14r3qr/when_your_50_dad_gets_a_facebook_and_texting_at/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="10">reddit.</a>)

Acronym Expert(09 of13)

Maybe teaching your dad texting lingo was a bad idea. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/uxdgbwG.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/uxdgbwG.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="7">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1adg4r/the_result_of_trying_to_teach_my_dad_common/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1adg4r/the_result_of_trying_to_teach_my_dad_common/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="8">reddit</a>.)

Ugh, Dad!(10 of13)

Who knew a text could be simultaneously sweet and disturbing. (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/pIetq" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/pIetq" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="5">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/122ggc/my_parents_still_dont_understand_texting/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/122ggc/my_parents_still_dont_understand_texting/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="6">reddit.</a>)

Dad Is Technologically Impaired(11 of13)

And he is angry. (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/XYgNw" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/XYgNw" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="3">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15fse8/dad_gets_a_new_phone_for_xmas_struggles_with/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/15fse8/dad_gets_a_new_phone_for_xmas_struggles_with/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="4">reddit.</a>)

Gross!(12 of13)

Words you never want to hear from your father. (credit:<a href="http://lifechangingtexts.com/funny/dad-needs-to-floss/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Via Life Changing Texts." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="59785924e4b0e201d5799dc1" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://lifechangingtexts.com/funny/dad-needs-to-floss/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="2">Via Life Changing Texts.</a>)

You Made The Cut!(13 of13)

Dads can be so sweet.

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