Every parent thinks it won't happen to them, until it does. Your once lovable, snuggable, hug-craving child can't stand to be embraced by Mom and Dad anymore. The practice isn't limited to teenagers these days — we've spotted tweens and even kids still in their single digits wiggling their way out of their parents' cuddles. But there's a solution for that.

Stewart JW Reynolds, the Stratford, Ontario, dad behind the Brittlestar Facebook page [1], has some ingenious hacks for coercing your "fridge-raiding money sponges" back into your arms — and let's just say there are some dollar bills involved in the process.

So soak 'em up while you can, because sooner rather than later, you're going to do anything in your power to get even a hint of a hug.