Parenting is not an exact science — it’s a messy improvisation. For every one “child whisperer” expert, there are 4,000 parents just trying to keep spit up/juice boxes/soccer mud/random glitter/mystery goo/sweatsock funk off their last clean shirt. There are those days when “good enough” is simply good enough. Shortcuts and outright trickery are a part of life as a parent. [...]