It's already the 8th anniversary of the Connected Hearts Digital Journal! How time flies!!! 

For those of you not familiar with the backstory, by 2106 the AFineParent.Com site had grown so big and expensive to run that I had to make a choice... either figure out a way to make it support itself, or walk away from it.

At that time, I was on the market looking for some kind of a memoir/keepsake journal to do with my daughter. 

I didn't find one I liked, so I thought  "There, that's what I'll create!"

I knew nothing about designing, printing or selling a journal, but I had an amazing idea, so I went for it.

Towards the end of 2016, I ran a successful Kickstarter campaign and raised ~$37K to print 1,000 copies of this journal.

All 1,000 copies were sold out in no time, but I had learnt one thing... I hated the whole logistics of manufacturing, storage and shipping. 

So I decided to shelve it 😢

(The next year, I ran the first Positive Parenting Conference, which did well and I loved hosting it, so the lights stayed on in the AFineParent.Com headquarters 🙂)

Anyway, the emails inquiring if I still had any journals kept coming.

After a few polite "Sorry, I don't have any and don't plan to print anymore" emails, I decided one day to offer the digital pdf of the journal for sale. Eight year ago, on March 9th, the first sale of the digital version was made. This project is very dear to me, and so not having to completely shelve it has been such an unbelievable joy. 

I don't really promote the journal any longer, but in honor of the anniversary, I am running a quick 5-day sale.

Please click here and use coupon code CHJ-DIGITAL-ANNIVERSARY to get 50% off. Coupon expires Mar 11, 2025 11:59 pm (Central Time), and like everything else I sell, it comes with a 30-day no questions asked, no hassle 100% refund  guarantee.

Here are some pictures to show you what you will get -

#1. A "letter" with a magical adventure legend behind the journal guaranteed to hook your child to journaling

#2. The full 300-page journal. You can print only sections that you want to work on. The picture below shows the table of contents (which is tied into the adventure story in the letter above.) This also doubles as an affirmation list for your child and a tracking list for you.

#3. Here are some sample pages

#4. And sample questions/prompts from the different sections

#5. Every section starts with a cool coloring page (these can also be used as affirmations posters!)

#6. Every page includes a "secrets" section, with blank numbered pages at the end of the journal for them to share their private thoughts with us! This was hands down my daughter's favorite feature of the journal, and we've had a lot of difficult discussions conducted on these pages.

As you can see this is a very unique product and lives up to the "Connected Hearts" name.

To download your copy, click below and use coupon code CHJ-DIGITAL-ANNIVERSARY to get 50% off. Coupon expires Mar 11, 2025 11:59 pm (Central Time).

Connected Hearts Journal Digital PDF

Alright, that's it for today. I'll be back on Monday with our regularly scheduled weekly article. In the meantime, do all you can to be the best parent, and the best person you can be. 

Talk soon,
Sumitha