Parenting Sweet

Learn more about positive discipline in our Attached at the Heart Parenting Program - visit www.ParentingSweet.org for details.

Guiding our children for growth helps them to form an inner compass that guides them to make good decisions when we aren’t around.

Positive discipline includes age-appropriate boundaries, routines, rules, and conversations that help our children learn from experience and practice.

Fear-based punishment shuts down learning, so children may indeed learn what to avoid, but they won't learn the right action instead.

Mistakes are a part of learning and so is repetition. Sometimes, this means that mistakes are repeated and our role is to respond with understanding and help children make the course corrections to do better. This is how all learning happens.

Using an empathetic, loving approach to understanding your child’s learning tasks, temperament, and capabilities allows us to strengthen our connections with our children.

What helps your child learn? https://www.nurturings.org/practice-positive-discipline

PARENTING SWEET JUNE 2024

Welcome to Parenting Sweet! Parenting Sweet is a resource for parents and caregivers, featuring all the great opportunities in our region that make parenting sweet!

This issue features tips on water safety, family bonding over summer vacation, local events, summer camps and programs, upcoming parenting education opportunities throughout the region, and more! https://conta.cc/4cqZqE1

👓 Summer + Activities = Fun! 👓 Parenting Sweet May 2024 eNews

This issue features tips on discipling your children, information on how to buckle your seatbelt while pregnant, local events, summer camps and programs, upcoming parenting education opportunities throughout the region, and more!

Read and share! - https://conta.cc/3xVFRoo

On International Day to the Parenting Sweet invites you to join the call for global progress to protect children because

Violent punishment:
☹️affects +1.3 billion children each year
☹️causes injury & death of 1,000s
☹️is still lawful in 133 countries

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Learn more at https://endcorporalpunishment.org/

Sometimes, I’ll see a mom with her toddler and it will hit me... it’s not that I don’t love where my kids are in life. It’s not that I’m longing for the past. But, oh, how I’d love to feel some things just one more time...


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📚Peaceful Parenting Resources: http://t.co/T8goym3P6Z 📚
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Fighting a rare, incurable cancer, but I’m still here!💞 L.R.

Taking deep breaths in a hectic moment or taking a body break, like massaging your face, can model ways to stay calm. Over time, your child will learn to do it too.

PARENTING SWEET MARCH 2024
WELCOME TO PARENTING SWEET!
Parenting Sweet is an eNewsletter resource for parents and caregivers, featuring all the great opportunities in our region that make parenting sweet!
This issue features Easter events, information and activities on Women’s History Month and St. Patrick’s Day, local entertainment, multiple upcoming parenting opportunities throughout the region, and more!
March brings... more than 50 Family Events and Programs! ☘️🐣📚💁‍♀️ - https://appalachianpromisealliance.org/2024/03/01/parenting-sweet-march-2024/
Sign up at the link and receive Parenting Sweet each month!

PARENTING SWEET MARCH 2024 - Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Sweet Newsletter March 2024 featuring activities and resources for families in the Appalachian region

PLAYtime in the ARTspace is this Saturday at 10 am!

Friends, Miss Camille, Bristol Bagel and Bakery yummy bagels and coffee, and Parenting Sweet resources!! 🥯☕💕🎟🎼🎭

Tickets at www.TheatreBristol.org/tickets

❤Good morning from the Parenting Sweet, and Happy Valentine's Day! ❤

If you need to reach us today, please email [email protected] or message. We are unable to have office hours because the power is out. 🤔

We should be back in business tomorrow from 10 to 2 pm and Friday from 10 to 2 pm, or join us for our parenting program online tomorrow evening or Friday morning, or parenting group meetup on Sunday at 3:30 pm.

We invite you to read and share the just published issue of the PARENTING SWEET eNewsletter!

Parenting Sweet is a resource for parents and caregivers, featuring all the great opportunities in our region that make parenting sweet!

This February 2024 issue shares the origin of Black History Month, information on how to discuss diversity with children, local activities and entertainment, multiple upcoming parenting opportunities throughout the region, and more!

https://mailchi.mp/bristolspromise.org/parenting-sweet-february-2024

“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.”
-Pam Leo

Choose wisely the words you say to your children, to others, to yourself. Words have a way of becoming truths we believe about ourselves. And what we believe, we become.
-L.R.Knost

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Fighting a rare, incurable cancer, but I'm still here!💞 L.R.

The MLK Jr Day new schedule has been announced. Most of the events will be Saturday Feb 3, and the main speaker is now scheduled for 4pm on Sunday Feb 4 - which should let most people attend without missing their own church evening service.

When my child acts out, I know that it’s because she lacks some skills needed for the situation. When I can patiently model those skills for her over time, it helps her learn to tolerate frustration, problem-solve, and become more flexible.

Another snow day for the Parenting Sweet, so no office hours today!

While you're inside and perhaps online, check out our parenting program database and line up something for the new year - help with discipline, sleep, mealtime, child development, care, pregnancy, birth, balance, and more: https://appalachianpromisealliance.org/parenting/!

Scroll a little more at the link to see our calendar and conveniently add it to yours.

Enjoy the snow with your littles and bigs!

So much is happening at the Parenting Sweet! Thank you WJHL Daytime Tri-Cities!

Thanks to Tri-Cities for having Samantha Gray share more about the Attached at the Heart Parenting Program (AHPP) starting February 2024. The classes will be online Thursdays at 7:30 pm or online and in-person Fridays at 10:30 am.

https://www.wjhl.com/daytime-tri-cities/attached-at-the-heart-parenting-program/

The Parenting Sweet Sweet not have office hours today, so stay safe and warm and enjoy the snow!
We will too and you can still reach us if you have questions.

If you ever want to stop by to check out Parenting Educator Network programs, try baby carriers and get coaching, or peruse our library and materials, our usual office ours are;
Tues, Thurs, and Fridays - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm (but not today 😊)
Sundays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm
and starting Saturdays Feb 3, see us at PLAYtime (506 State) at 10:00 am

The Parenting Sweet is closed today, but we are available via:
-messenger
-email ([email protected]), and
-phone (423.444.0622 ext. 706),
if you have any questions.
Enjoy the snowy day and stay warm!

The Parenting Sweet is closed today, but we are available via:
-messenger
-email ([email protected]), and
-phone (423.444.0622 ext. 706),
if you have any questions.
Enjoy the snowy day and stay warm!

Life is busy! Parenting keeps you even busier! As a parent, a day can revolve around meal preparation, chores, homework, driving to appointments and extracurricular activities, career responsibilities, co-parenting, ensuring everyone gets enough sleep, and hopefully finding time for ourselves!

If only there were a way to deal with all of this better! Fortunately, there is - make Parenting Sweet with us in our next series beginning Feb 1 Thursdays, or Feb 2 Fridays! Topics and great information you don't want to parent without!

"I only wish that I would have had this parenting community sooner!"

Choose from Thursday evenings, Friday mornings, online or in-person! Read on for topics, registration, and more...

https://appalachianpromisealliance.org/2024/01/06/attached-at-the-heart-parenting-program/

PLAYtime in the ARTspace is live onstage for 2024! Tickets on sale at www.TheatreBristol.org/tickets
Littles, join us for the show at 10:00 am, and tell those you love there will be free coffee and bagels!
Featuring Bristol Bagel & Bakery and resources from the Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Sweet!

Tickets Tickets on sale now! TICKETS GIFT CERTIFICATES On sale now: PLAYtime in the ARTspace weekly Mark Twain’s The Diaries of Adam and Eve Aesop’s Foibles The Rainbow Fish Disney’s The …

Happy New Year from the Parenting Sweet! In 2024, Grow, Connect, and Thrive! 🎇

January's Parenting Sweet enews shares parenting research findings, board game benefits and top board games, parenting meetups, new year plans, classes to gain new skills, entertainment, multiple upcoming parenting opportunities throughout the region, helpful information for caregivers, and more!

Happy New Year! In 2024, Grow, Connect, and Thrive! 🎇 Parenting Sweet is a resource for parents and caregivers, featuring all the great opportunities in our region that make parenting sweet!

"That's even more problematic when considering this poll statistic: Two in five parents think it’s difficult to distinguish good versus bad advice on social media."

The Parenting Sweet, located in Bristol and serving our region, helps you distinguish between the good and bad parenting advice on social media, and provides support just not found on social media.

Participate in one of our programs or groups, or just reach out and we will connect you to quality information!

We're registering now for our premier parenting program, as well as groups and events! www.ParentingSweet.org

https://www.healthday.com/health-news/child-health/forget-grandma-todays-parents-turn-to-social-media-for-advice-poll-finds

PARENTING SWEET NEWSLETTER - NOW OUT!
DECEMBER 2023

PARENTING SWEET IS A RESOURCE FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, FEATURING ALL THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR REGION THAT MAKE PARENTING SWEET!

This issue shares holiday activities, multiple upcoming parenting opportunities throughout the region, helpful information for caregivers, and more!

Monthly Fun Poll
5 Promises
Upcoming Parenting Opportunities
Family Playtime
Cookies with Santa
Grinchmas
Christmas Ukulele Class
Caroling on Main Street
Parent Educator Network
Kingsport Christmas Parade Gratitude Playlist
Elizabethton Christmas Parade
Tips for Travel Stress
Santa at the Farm
Family Breakfast with Santa Breakfast with Santa
Project Dads
Chanukah Party
MOMS R US
”A Christmas Carol” Production
Strengthening Families
Parents’ Night Out
Christmas Around the World
Babywearing Library
Gingerbread Party
”The Nutcracker” Production
MOPS
Elf on the Shelf Alternative
AHH Babies
Few Toys, Big Benefits
Mama-U
Building with the Lions
Free Reading Resources
Swim Lessons
Grand Connections
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Attached at the Heart Parenting
Grandfamilies Coffee Time
Prime Your Parenting Group
Reading Resources
Parenting Program
Catalog
Contact Us!

Have a Holly Jolly Holiday Season! ❄️ Parenting Sweet is a resource for parents and caregivers, featuring all the great opportunities in our region that make parenting sweet!

Welcome!

We're here to help make Parenting Sweet!

Whether you are thinking about becoming a parent, are a new parent, or are a seasoned parent, we have something for you!

Count on one-stop "shopping" for what's happen in our region, including: children's activities, parenting education classes, support groups, counseling, resources and more on pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, babywearing, playgroups, multiples, siblings, postpartum depression, child development, childcare, sleep, car seats, reading, education, nutrition, positive discipline, parents/caregivers in recovery, and single parenting.

Here are some resources to get you started:

• Parenting Program Catalog
There are many classes in our community - Attached at the Heart, Nurturing Parenting Program, Grand Connections, Mom Power, Commonsense Parenting, etc - that we can connect you with!
https://www.notion.so/bristolspromise/ee31c9beaa48432488b91d149fbca379?v=2bbbc4f8e11e423b972346a9a6aef9b7&pvs=4

• Parenting Prime Time weekly meetup - online and in person
If you're not sure what program you're looking for, you can come to a weekly Sunday afternoon, 4:30 pm Parenting Prime Time drop-in, to learn more about the programs, or chat, ask parenting questions, connect, get referrals, etc. and sign up to get the meeting link https://forms.gle/CPBXg8roWf5gA1AW9

• Attached at the Heart Parenting Program online and in person
This class meets weekly, you can choose either Thursday evening online or Friday morning online or in person to attend and it's free of charge and live online on Zoom. AHPP Online is a 10 once-a-week online program that shares evidenced-informed parenting practices based on 70 years of research. It's also a great time to connect with other parents! You can come to as many or as few of the weeks as you like. You can choose whether to attend each week on Thursday at 7:30 pm (online) or Friday at 10:30 am (online or in person at 100 Ash Street, Bristol, TN). They are running right now so it's easy to jump in through the end of October and resume January 2024 (come to Prime Time in the meantime!)! The program cycles through some really great parenting topics, with your questions as priority. If you are interested, you can sign up HERE.
https://forms.gle/CPBXg8roWf5gA1AW9

• Facebook and Parenting Sweet enewsletter
We have a Facebook group called Parenting Sweet - https://www.facebook.com/groups/630222208324020 to join, and a monthly enewsletter to stay up to date on regional family activities for you and your family and more parenting programs - http://eepurl.com/gz7a6f.

• Parenting Sweet Babywearing Library and Consulting, Book Library, and Classes
Visit us during our office hours at 100 Ash Street, Bristol, TN 37620!
Tuesday, Thursday, and Fridays - email us at [email protected] for details.

• PLAYtime in the ARTspace
To meet in person and take home some great parenting resources, join us in with your little ones for PLAYtime in the ARTspace on most Saturday mornings at 10:00 am at 506 State Street, Bristol, TN at Theatre Bristol. Some Saturdays we are off for other shows, so you want to be sure to check the calendar at the link below. We have free coffee and bagels courtesy Bristol Bagel and Bakery and tons of Parenting Sweet resources from the Appalachian Promise Parenting Education Network, while the babies and preschool set enjoy songs, skits, jokes, and nursery rhymes. Come and make some new friends!

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_8eec3323dcb85d5ba507be15163d7abc6ecc741896592c17d6c5d0b9a13899b1%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York