Genius dad serves up a quick lesson in multitasking

This trick could come in handy next time you take your child to a sporting event.
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Charlotte Roos
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Ever want to watch the game, but you have to watch your kid at the same time?

This dad has mastered the art of multitasking childcare and watching sports with this phone behind the back trick.

In a video shared by Taylor Scalera on Twitter, a dad managed to watch the Atlanta United soccer game and babysit at the same time. In the clip, the father set his kid up with a sippy cup and held his phone behind his back, which was playing a children's show. The kid was entranced by the show, the dad was entranced by the game.

"Dad of the year," Scalera tweeted.

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Charlotte is one of the new Culture Fellows at Mashable. She's a recent Ithaca College alum and avid Jeopardy fan. When she's not watching the Great British Baking show, you can probably find her at the local book store or working on her latest art project.

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