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The US has seen a pretty harsh flu epidemic the few couple weeks.  A lot of families resort to the flu vaccination and consider themselves safe, but this simply isn’t true. The flu vaccination has shown to only protect 1 out of 100 people, or 1%. Fortunately there are much more safe and effective measures to keep yourself from getting ... Read More »

My child just won’t reason with me This is something that seems to be a universal argument made by parents with toddlers. They won’t listen to us, they won’t reason with us, it’s simply their way or the high way. So the only other ways most parents feel they can deal with certain situations is by doing things like bribing ... Read More »

I came across a post on the popular social site Reddit.com and thought I would dedicate an article to addressing a common frustration that parents of toddlers experience. Here’s a screenshot of the post: I’ve removed the username for privacy purposes: Clearly this parent is experiencing a lot of stress, and while she (I’m going to just assume this is ... Read More »

One of my big interests is couponing. I’ve saved quite a bit of money, several hundred a month, by effectively using coupons with strategy. I originally wrote this guide several months ago with the intention of selling it at a separate website. I’ve decided to release the guide here for free. There’s 7 different chapters and it outlines the exact ... Read More »

There’s a heated gun debate raging with the recent mass shootings here in the US.  We have our own beliefs on the issue of gun control and the entire conversation that’s being orchestrated by the media. First, we believe the focus of the debate should not be on guns, but rather mental health. There’s increasing evidence that it’s nurture and ... Read More »

Regulating a toddlers food intake is a massive headache for most parents. The moment the toddler experiences his or hers first chocolate food or candy, that’s it! They want more and they want it now. But we being the responsible party believe it’s our duty to say “No!”, “Enough is enough!”, “Eat your greens!” Of course they battle with us, ... Read More »

We love wearing our babies, and these baby wearing pictures tell you exactly why.  If you have any awesome baby wearing pictures, feel free to let us know on the Parenticular.com facebook page. Read More »

Would it surprise you if I told you that love literally helps develop the brain of a baby and toddler?  And that children who’ve been abused or neglected actually have underdeveloped areas of their brain? Research has proven it’s true. The two brain scans on the left are from a team of researchers from the ChildTrauma Academy, which show a healthy ... Read More »

We’ve all been there, a conversation made unnecessarily awkward because an adult found it too difficult to say Penis or Vagina. I’ve seen it more than once; that moment when they realize mid-sentence they’re going to have to refer to a certain body part, pause slightly, stumble around a few words, and out comes the word “Pancake“.  Imagine for a ... Read More »

This is a fun New Years Eve tradition that my parents would have us do every new years eve. All you need are brown paper lunch bags, confetti (optional), and some markers. The idea for the second step is to both (a) decorate your bag and (b) specify your new years goal, resolution, aspirations or whatever.  For me, it happens ... Read More »