More Discounted Courses for National Adoption Month

New Week. New Specials.

Check them out now.

You Asked. We Listened.

We asked what adoption-related topics you wanted to learn more about. We're taking that feedback to inform our 2015 webinars and courses.

In the meantime, this week's specials for National Adoption Awareness Month feature three courses and/or webinars that tie into the topics you identified.

THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS

3 of our Most Popular Courses & Webinars

This Week, Purchase:

Course: Adopted: The Identity Project. Real People Real Stories. Real Insight.
FEATURED PRICE: $15 - Buy Now

Recorded Webinar: Tired of Timeouts. Discipline, Attachment, & Adoption.
FEATURED PRICE: $10 - Buy Now

Recorded Webinar: Is It An Adoption Thing?
FEATURED PRICE: $10 - Buy Now

Learning from Adult Adoptees

We're Home! Now What?

Only $10 and Only in July!     We're Home!  Now What? For parents of newly adopted toddlers or school-aged children.  We're Home! Now What? was designed to address immediate issues families face while getting to know one another.  Both courses offer practical tips that are easy to implement right away.  Topics addressed include: Transitions including: language, sleeping and eating Discipline Attachment Medical Care  School placement     There are two courses: one designed for new parents of adopted toddlers, the other for new parents of adopted school-aged children.  $10 for either course for this month only. Take We're Home! Now What? for only $10

AVAILABLE NOW! Parent Planning for Special Needs Adoption

A unique learning experience . . .    THINK, ANTICIPATE  &  PREPARE   for specific special needs through coursework and our   "Special Needs Parent Planning Tool". Each family's customized plan and list of local resources are delivered as part of their certificate of completion. AVAILABLE NOW!   Parent Planning for Special Needs Adoption   domestic or international  This two hour course covers topics including:  Exploration of various types of special needs The potential impact on a family Identifying and utilizing resources Coursework plus access to our "Special Needs Parent Planning Tool"         Heart of the Matter Seminars 1022 SW Twin Creek Drive Lee's Summit, Missouri 64081 816-246-1100

Help Needed: Open Adoption Survey

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As many of you know, we are in the process of creating a new course for prospective adoptive families considering open adoption. We have been fortunate to have talked with many adoptive parents, birth mothers and adoption professionals, but have not found many adult adoptees.

We feel it is crucial for adoptees' voices to be heard in this course! To that end, we've created a brief online survey to be completed by adult adoptees (age 18 and up. The survey focuses on exactly what sort of contact/visits were had with various members of the birth family (in open adoptions), the benefits, the challenges and what they would say to families who are in the early years or just thinking about an open adoption.

We are asking for your help in reaching these folks by distributing the following link to the survey: http://app.fluidsurveys.com/s/openadopt/

Aside from sending the link to previous clients you've worked with, we'd like to ask you to send the link to your current families (as they may have friends or relatives with grown children who were adopted), place the link on your website and in your social media feeds such as Facebook and the like.

We appreciate your help and look forward to sharing the results and the new course with you and your families!

Mary Michele Hawkins
Heart of the Matter
816-246-1100