The Most Useful Gifts for Parents
Practical and unexpected items that real parents loved the most in the early years—which would make great gifts.
When it comes to preparing for a new arrival and building a registry, there’s so much great baby and toddler gear to choose from, all of which was designed to make parenting easier. It’s easy to find those on our gear guides.
And then there are the unexpected, everyday items that real parents say they can’t live without—the “lifesavers” they’ve discovered along the way. These sleeper hits fall into the category of “things I wish I knew about as a first-time parent,” and we’ve rounded up our favorites here alongside some endorsements from real parents.
We think they’d make great gifts, too, and we’ll continue to update this list as we discover new time-saving and problem-solving products you should know about.
Problem-Solving Gear for Parents
Personal recommendations (and reviews!) from Babylist parents.
Alainna Wurfel
Newsletter Editor
Alainna Wurfel is Babylist’s Newsletter Editor, a role that combines her enthusiasm for discovering new parenting tips and great baby gear with her love for writing. When she’s not curating emails and creating content to support them, Alainna enjoys gardening, sewing and cooking. In past lives, she was an editor at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Texas Monthly Magazine; and a marketing director at the design company Schumacher. She lives in Austin, TX with her husband and their toddler.
