Parenting Sweet

08/10/2026

That's a wrap on the 2026 Baby & Family Expo!

Congratulations to our grand prize winners and thank you to our generous grand prize sponsors Food City, Morenings Chiropractic Clinic, AHH Babies, the Parenting Sweet, Addilynn Bundles of Joy Diaper Ministry, and Buckle Up Appalachia!

Thank you so much to the hundreds who attended, our amazing vendors and auction donors, and our awesome partners, YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Sweet, and Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies, Ballad Health Niswonger Children's Hospital Strong Starts, and BlueCare!

A very special thank you for photography by John Monroe of 151 Photography, decor by Savvy Socials, entertainment by Theatre Bristol's PLAYtime in the ARTspace and Miss Camille, breakfast by Bristol Bagel & Bakery, and the volunteers who went above and beyond, YWCA volunteers, and Nicholas Thompson, Marguerite Buckley, Alexandra Barrett, Rebecca Ryan, Tony DeVault, Caitlin Talley, Laura Bobo, Becky Evenden, Joshua Evenden, William, Camille Gray, Katherine Wilson Thompson, and Samantha Gray!

It was a wonderful 10th anniversary expo to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week! See you next year!

08/07/2026

08/07/2026

2026 Baby & Family Expo - August 8 - This Saturday!
10 am to 2 pm at YWCA NETN and SWVA, 106 State Street, Bristol TN
Grand Prize and 200 Giveaway bags!
One-stop shopping for **Driver Safety** and **Car seat checks** by:
Buckle Up Appalachia
Bristol TN Fire and Rescue

Made possible by:
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Educator Network
MOMS R US
Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies
Food City
Morenings Chiropractic
Parenting Sweet
Ballad Health
Bristol Bagel and Bakery
Savvy Socials
Niswonger Children's Network Strong Starts
BlueCare

08/07/2026

2026 Baby & Family Expo - August 8 - This Saturday!
10 am to 2 pm at YWCA NETN and SWVA, 106 State Street, Bristol TN
Grand Prize and 200 Giveaway bags!

One-stop shopping for **Boutique & Specialty Items** and **Clothing** and **Silent Auction Items**:
AHH Babies Silent Auction (Hands On Museum, Theatre Bristol, Just Jump, Moby Wrap, Children's Books, Parenting Books, tea time sets, pumping corsets, nursing wear, insulated breastmilk coolers, fitness balls, and much much more!)
Baby Boutique: Baby and Children's Clothing, Cloth Diapers, and Baby Items

Made possible by:
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Educator Network
MOMS R US
Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies
Food City
Morenings Chiropractic
Parenting Sweet
Ballad Health
Bristol Bagel and Bakery
Savvy Socials
Niswonger Children's Network Strong Starts
BlueCare

08/06/2026

2026 Baby & Family Expo - August 8 - This Saturday!
10 am to 2 pm at YWCA NETN and SWVA, 106 State Street, Bristol TN
Grand Prize and 200 Giveaway bags!

One-stop shopping for **Parenting Support and Guidance** and **Babywearing**:
People Incorporated of Virginia
TEIS Tennessee Early Intervention Services
True North Counselors VA
MEOC's Healthy Families SWVA
TN Voices Parenting Classes
Sullivan County Regional Health Department CHANT Program
East Tennessee State University Maternal Health
Virginia Tech Healthy Brain and Child Development
Tri-Cities Babywearing
YWCA MOMS R US
Nurturings Parenting Support
Parenting Sweet Parenting Classes
Appalachian Promise Parenting Education Network

Made possible by:
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Educator Network
MOMS R US
Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies
Food City
Morenings Chiropractic
Parenting Sweet
Ballad Health
Bristol Bagel and Bakery
Savvy Socials
Niswonger Children's Network Strong Starts
BlueCare

08/06/2026

2026 Baby & Family Expo - August 8 - This Saturday!
10 am to 2 pm at YWCA NETN and SWVA, 106 State Street, Bristol TN
Grand Prize and 200 Giveaway bags!

**Food Trucks** and **Entertainment** and *Community**
Out of the Pit BBQ
PLAYtime in the ARTspace from Theatre Bristol
Appalachian Promise Alliance

Made possible by:
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Educator Network
MOMS R US
Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies
Food City
Morenings Chiropractic
Parenting Sweet
Ballad Health
Bristol Bagel and Bakery
Savvy Socials
Niswonger Children's Network Strong Starts
BlueCare

08/06/2026

Join us for a pre-EXPO event by Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies!

World Breastfeeding Week Open House
August 7 at 10 am
Parenting Sweet
100 Ash Street, Bristol, TN

We hope to see you there!

08/06/2026

2026 Baby & Family Expo - August 8 - This Saturday!
10 am to 2 pm at YWCA NETN and SWVA, 106 State Street, Bristol TN
Grand Prize and 200 Giveaway bags!

One-stop shopping for youth and children's programs - **Music, Theatre, Dance** and **Museums and Reading**:
Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Mountain Empire Children's Choral Academy
Theatre Bristol
The Bristol Ballet Company
Sullivan County Public Library

Made possible by:
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Educator Network
MOMS R US
Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies
Food City
Morenings Chiropractic
Parenting Sweet
Ballad Health
Bristol Bagel and Bakery
Savvy Socials
Niswonger Children's Network Strong Starts
BlueCare

08/05/2026

Thanks, WCYB, for helping Laura Bobo with YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia and Samantha Gray with Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies and Appalachian Promise Alliance share about the 2026 Baby and Family Expo happening this Saturday! Watch and make plans to go!

WCYB NBC 5 Bristol and WEMT Fox 39 Greeneville offer local and national news reporting, sports, and weather forecasts to viewers in the Tennessee, Virginia Tri-Cities area including Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson City.

08/05/2026

2026 Baby & Family Expo - August 8 - This Saturday!
10 am to 2 pm at YWCA NETN and SWVA, 106 State Street, Bristol TN
Grand Prize and 200 Giveaway bags!

One-stop shopping for **Doulas, Midwives, and Childbirth Resources** and **Breastfeeding Resources** including:

High Country Doulas
Optimal Nurturing
YWCA MOMS R US
ETSU Health Family Medicine
Virginia Tech Healthy Brain and Child Development
Nurturings
Sullivan County Regional Health Department
Parenting Sweet
Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies

Made possible by:
YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia
Appalachian Promise Alliance Parenting Educator Network
MOMS R US
Appalachian Highlands Healthy Babies
Food City
Morenings Chiropractic
Parenting Sweet
Ballad Health
Bristol Bagel and Bakery
Savvy Socials
Niswonger Children's Network Strong Starts
BlueCare