Make Parenting Sweet Parenting Program - In-Person or Online

Parenting Sweet: 10-Week Parenting Course – Available In-Person or Online

📅 Mondays at 7:30 PM - Starting May 4, 2026 (online only)

OR

📅 Fridays at 9:00 PM - Starting May 1, 2026 (online or in person)

📍 In-Person Location: 100 Ash St, Bristol, TN 37620

See our Eventbrite posting to see session dates for our event schedule! Links are available below for both session sign-ups!

Participate as your schedule allows! You can flex between in-person or virtual sessions as needed.

Parenting is one of the most rewarding—and challenging—journeys we embark on. Whether you're expecting a baby or raising a young child, this weekly series will provide insight, tools, and support to help you create a strong, loving connection with your child. Participation in our series makes parenting your child easier now and in the long run.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

✔️ The difference between bonding and attachment
✔️ How your childhood experiences shape your parenting

✔️ Infant and child development insights

✔️ The impact of stress on the developing brain

✔️ Positive discipline strategies that actually work

✔️ Nurturing nighttime routines & sleep habits

✔️ Balancing parenting with self-care & relationships

Join us in a safe, supportive space where you can ask questions, share experiences, and build confidence in your parenting. Invite a friend or loved one who also cares for the children in your life!

🆓 Thanks to generous grant support from donors including Ballad Health and Bristol Housing, this independent series is entirely free!

Samantha Gray is the coordinator for the Appalachian Promise Alliance Education Network and Parenting Sweet. With over 26 years of experience as a parenting educator, Samantha is passionate about helping parents and children flourish through community support and evidence-based practices. She has led parenting classes, developed programs, and written extensively on topics like birth, attachment, feeding, sleep, discipline, balance, and child development.

📩 Sign up today and make parenting sweet!

🔗 Register for Monday or Friday Sessions:

https://parentingsweet.org/parenting/#ahpp

🔗 Learn more about Parenting Sweet: https://parentingsweet.org/parenting/

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Host or Publisher Appalachian Promise Alliance