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About Sumitha Bhandarkar

Sumitha Bhandarkar is the founder of A Fine Parent. After making a bunch of mistakes and feeling perpetually like a crappy parent, one day she had the epiphany that Great Parents are Made, Not Born. She is now on a journey to become a better person, and a better parent one itty-bit at a time and warmly invites you to join her in this journey!

$1,544 Worth of Parenting Courses for Just $97! (3 Days ONLY)

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I am getting together with 13 other amazing positive parenting bloggers to bring to you a bundle of 14 (!) premium courses worth $1,544 for one low price of just $97! That’s ~94% off!

If you’ve ever wanted to level up your parenting game, this is the bundle you need. For less than the cost of one afterschool activity for one child, you could completely transform your whole family!

You have one full year to access all the courses in the bundle. Even if you just complete 1-2 courses in this time, you will still come out way ahead as the average cost of the courses in the bundle is $110!

The sale is for 3 days only from Oct 15th to 17th, so be sure to check it out now: Positive Parenting Premium eCourses Bundle Sale 2018

Here are all the courses included in the bundle:

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Dr. Tina Bryson – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Dr. Tina Bryson’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled How to Help Your Child Develop a “Yes” Brain, Dr. Bryson and I discuss:

  • What a Yes Brain is
  • How raising kids with a Yes Brain can open up a whole world of opportunities for them
  • How to help them develop a Yes Brain

Those of you who know the work of Dr. Siegel and Dr. Bryson will need no further introduction. For those who aren’t, suffice it to say, you want to be familiar with their work 🙂 Don’t miss this talk where we discuss everything from empathy to emotions to good behavior and how a YES brain helps in all these cases (and then some!)

Dr. Michele Borba – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Dr. Michele Borba’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled How to Raise Kind, Compassionate and Empathetic Kids (and Why It Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Them), Dr. Borba and I discuss:

  • What empathy is
  • Why helping our kids become kind, compassionate and empathetic could be the best thing we do for them.
  • Several different ways to help kids develop this skill, even if they seem like they aren’t naturally kind and compassionate

If kindness and compassion are core family values you want to teach your kids, or you are frustrated with the lack of kindness your kids sometimes display, or for that matter you want to give your kids an advantage to succeed at life (be it academics or in finding happiness) this talk will give you all the tools you need. Dr. Borba has spent decades studying this, and has some amazing insights and super practical tips!

Maryann Jacobsen – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Maryann Jacobsen’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled How to Help Your Child Overcome Picky Eating, Maryann and I discuss:

  • Why some kids tend to be Picky Eaters
  • A wholesome, positive approach for handling picky eating
  • Some of Maryann’s best tips for helping our kids develop healthy eating habits

Has your child ever looked at something you labored over to cook and declared it “yucky” and inedible? Ever had any dinner time battles? (Who hasn’t right?) Do you have a child who will eat everything in one food group, but won’t touch another with a 10 foot pole? This talk is for you!

Dr. Becky Bailey – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

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Here is a quick preview of Dr. Becky Bailey’s talk from the Positive Parenting Conference 2018.

In this talk titled Why Kids Misbehave and How to Respond Using Conscious Discipline, Dr. Bailey and I discuss:

  • Why kids misbehave, and how to actually appreciate these instances of misbehavior!
  • What misbehaviors are expected behaviors depending on a child’s developmental stage
  • The STAR technique from Conscious Discipline approach for handling these situations when we are triggered, with example scenarios

If you get easily triggered by a certain misbehavior by your child, or if your child seems to have regressed and something that wasn’t an issue before suddenly is, this is a talk you definitely want to watch! Dr. Bailey is an old hand at this and has some amazing insights and nuances for us to watch out for.