Adoption and Discipline

Boy it has been awhile since I last posted.
And I have a lot of things to write about, especially since we have arrived here in Nairobi.
Until then, I ran across the blog from the folks that run the Heart of the Matter seminars.
Julie posted an interesting article entitled:

Adoption and School: Why the classroom discipline plan often fails for our kids.

And although I homeschool my kiddos, this is still good information for our homeschool when Baby gets older.

Because They Waited

My adoption agency, like most all I'm sure, require 10 hours minimum of pre-adoption education.
Initially I assumed that meant reading books on adoption, etc.  And goodness, I have spent many, many hours researching online and reading books on the subject.
But then I found out what they really mean is, there is a 10 hour online course entitled Because They Waited.
It is done through Heart of the Matter seminars.

The course is interesting because it is Hague compliant and they send you a certificate of completion once you have finished the course.  So I purchased it online this morning.  $150.  Not too bad of a price.  Hopefully they will send our password soon and I can get started on it.

Here are a few of the courses in the package:

Promoting healthy brain development

Sensory processing and sensory integration

Parenting to a child's "real age" vs. chronological age

Understanding the internal alarm

Building attachment

Race and Culture

I'll let you know how it goes!
Have any of you completed your 10 hours?  What did you do?
:) jessica