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As a kid, my favourite recurring road trip fantasy (that didn?t involve leaving my brother at a rest stop) was thinking about what it would be like to have a TV built into the back of the seat directly in front of me. Of course, there were two things that I could not yet comprehend: that it would take less than one generation for my pipe dream to come to fruition, and that as badly as I thought I wanted this amazing child distraction device, my parents wanted it more.
Today, my Facebook feed is filled with crowd-funding ideas that range from the practical (a winter jacket with a rechargeable heater in the lining!) to the confusing (Wet Hot American Summer fantasy camp role-playing game"). The Kickstarter website itself seems to have every category under the sun?that is, except parenting. I can?t even fathom how much sooner back-seat TVs would have become a thing if stressed, frazzled parents had been able to raise the funds on Kickstarter. I?m not sure who to talk to, but I?ve come up with a few ideas to get this category going. If you?re the inventing type, let me know. Kibble designed for pets and children Everyone knows toddlers love pet food, and everyone knows we?re not supposed to let our toddlers eat pet food. But what if a serving of kibble contained 60 percent of your child?s daily vitamin B12 requirements and 50 percent of his iron requirements and also helped your cat maintain her shiny coat" Someone, please develop a deliciously nutritio...