Sumitha Bhandarkar, Author at A Fine Parent

Rebecca Eanes – Positive Parenting Conference 2018 Preview

by Sumitha Bhandarkar.
(This article is part of the PPC2018 series. Get free article updates here.)

Here is a quick preview of Rebecca Eanes’s talk from the FREE online Positive Parenting Conference.

In this talk titled Solution-Oriented Discipline: How to Raise Kind and Compassionate Kids Instead of Momentarily Compliant Ones, Rebecca and I discuss:

How discipline is not synonymous with punishment, and why punishment does not work.
What solution-oriented discipline is, and how it can help us raise well-behaved, kind, compassionate, capable kids instead of momentarily compliant ones.
How to implement solution-oriented discipline in our own homes – steps and example scenarios.

If you have tried punishment to discipline your kids and it doesn’t seem to work anymore, this is a talk you don’t want to miss – the ideas here could completely transform your life and that of your kids!

How to Become the Parent You Always Wanted to Be

by Sumitha Bhandarkar.
(This article is part of the Updates & Announcements series. Get free article updates here.)

You know what the most common thread is among all the emails I receive through this site?

No matter what the main topic of the email, there is always this slightly embarrassed, slightly self-deprecating line hidden somewhere in the email…

“I love your articles! If only I could remember to use all those ideas at the right time…”

And my response?

“Me too…”

Here’s the rub: the theory of positive parenting is gloriously transcendent. But the practice…

Oh, it’s anything but!

Struggling to hold your tongue when all you want to do is rant and rave and bring down the house isn’t what beautiful pastel-colored dreams are made of. Questioning your actions with loathsome self-doubt every step of the way isn’t what any of us signed up for.

What can we do then?

Reading articles on this and other similar sites dedicated to reaffirming the theory of positive parenting—and gently nudging you to take baby steps in the practical side of things—is definitely a good start.

Right Now, For a Limited Time Though, There’s a Far More Powerful Way…

12 of us positive parenting bloggers are getting together to bring you 12 amazing positive parenting courses in one simple bundle sale!

These are courses that each of us sells on our own sites for anywhere between $49 and $189 each.

The total value of the bundle is $1,181, but for 3 days only (Nov 27th – 29th), you can get all of them for just $97!

And the best thing?

You have one full year to access all the courses!

These are premium courses designed specifically to help you with every aspect of parenting…

Need help understanding the basics of positive parenting, and putting them in action?

We have 2 courses for that.

Need help to stop yelling and communicate better with kids?

We have 2 courses for that as well.

Need help smoothing things out with your partner and creating a terrific parenting team?

Yep, got you covered.

Need help teaching your kids how to handle big emotions calmly and effectively?

We have a course specifically for that as well.

Need help making sure your kids have the right coping skills to deal with whatever life throws at them?

You guessed it. Included.

Need help making sure your kids have a growth mindset (or breaking them out of a fixed mindset)?

We have that too.

Need help teaching kids about stranger safety without scaring them away from ALL strangers?

Yep, we’ve got a course for that.

How about some new ideas for connecting with kids through art and creativity?

Got you covered on this front as well.

And how would you like to explore spirituality and learn to meditate with your kids?

We’ve got that too!

**And where’s the fun in having a bundle of all these courses without a bonus on top? 🙂**

So, of course, I am including our signature product—the Positive Parenting Conference 2017 recording package, with interview-style talks from 16 parenting and psychology experts!

As you can see, that’s a lot of amazing, high-caliber parenting courses! All for just $97.

For less than what you might pay for one child’s after-school activity each month, you can completely transform the childhood your kids have, and your own experience as a parent!

Due to the nature of the sale, though, we can only offer it for 3 days. So be sure to get it ASAP.

Here we go:

Positive Parenting Premium ECourses Bundle.

101 Easy Ways to Show Your Kids Just How Absolutely Loved They Are

by Sumitha Bhandarkar.
(This article is part of the Positive Parenting FAQ series. Get free article updates here.)

It was a lazy Sunday afternoon.

My daughter was reading a book, I was folding laundry and there was music playing in the background.

I was humming to myself along with the music, when she looked up from her book and smiled at me. I smiled back and playfully replaced the words in the song I was humming with “I love you. You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.”

It was one of those silly, goofy, whim-of-the-moment things. But she beamed. Her smile could have lit up a city block. For a long while after she returned to her book, she still had the smile plastered on her face.

And I couldn’t help but think — we have literally hundreds of simple ways to show our kids how much we love them! During simple watercolor moments like these. And during the not-so-simple, definitely-not-watercolor moments as well.

So, I decided to make a list of all the different ways we can show our kids our unconditional love for them… during the times everything is nice and beautiful. And during those other times when things aren’t going quite as well.

Check it out –

[Read more…]

Positive Parenting in a Box:
Connected Hearts Journal

by Sumitha Bhandarkar.
(This article is part of the Positive Parenting FAQ series. Get free article updates here.)

For about a year now, I’ve worked with many of you to put together a beautiful, custom-designed, parent-child journal. It is time now for the big unveiling…

Note: The print versions of the journal are SOLD OUT! I don’t have plans to reprint them at the moment. You can however get the downloadable PDF version of the Connected Hearts Journal HERE.

The “Executive Summary” Version

And all this while requiring just a few minutes of your time, and done at whatever pace that works for your family’s schedule.

Got elementary school-aged kids? Then you don’t want to miss this!

What Makes the Connected Hearts Journal So Special?

You can walk into any bookstore and pick up a journal. So what makes this journal special? (And why should you absolutely get one for your kids? 🙂 )

The devil is in the details. And we have spared no effort. [Read more…]

A Personal Story:
Life, Goals and Gobi Manchurian

by Sumitha Bhandarkar.
(This article is part of the Wisdom From the Trenches series. Get free article updates here.)

Do you believe in the power of stories?

I do.

And today, on the almost-3rd anniversary of this blog (it’s on Oct 7th, woot!), I want to share with you a story that has driven some of the biggest decisions of my life in the recent years and helped me turn my life around.

This is a story from my college days.

As many of you know, I was born and raised in India. The culture and lifestyle there, particularly 20+ years back was very different than it is here now.

Back in India, parents fund children’s college years. There are no jobs for students to do to earn an income. You learn to make do with whatever allowance your parents give you.

I am a middle child from a middle-class family. My years in college overlapped those of my sisters… first my older sister and then my younger sister. Consequently, the allowances we received were pretty meager.

I didn’t think too much about it at the time though. It was the norm. Most students fell into one of two distinct classes — the “rich” or the “others”.

I firmly belonged among the “others” and for the most part, I was perfectly fine with it.

During the first years of my college, I received an allowance of Rs. 800 (USD 12) per month, and a little more in the later years. Out of this Rs. 600 – Rs. 650 would go towards my board (a small room shared with two others), food and electric bills. That left me with roughly Rs. 150 – Rs. 200 (about USD 2.25 – USD 3) to for all other expenses — from books to tampons.

The cost of living in India 20 years back was quite low. But still, Rs. 200 didn’t go very far. Ever the resourceful, we — the “others” — made up with creativity what we lacked in the financial department. [Read more…]

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