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Marcie Pickelsimer is the adoptive parent of two boys from two different countries. She is a former English teacher who loves being a stay-at-home mom and a freelance writer. She lives in the Chicago suburbs in a beautiful old bungalow with her family and the obligatory black lab.

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Sleep and the Adopted Child

Studies indicate that 30 percent of all children have sleep problems. And anecdotal evidence suggests that sleep...
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Mother's Day crafts

Mother's Day is this weekend...and I still have not had time to get a good pedicure! Whether your little ones want...
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The Gay Adoption Debate

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In early November Arkansas voters approved a ban on adoption by unmarried couples. I wrote briefly about this on...
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Dave Thomas Foundation gives free adoption toolkit

This year National Adoption Day falls on November 15. My family was hoping to complete a successful adoption before...
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Arkansas bans adoption to unmarried couples

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Arkansas voters have approved a ban that states unmarried couples who are living together can not adopt or be...
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US foster care askew

The National Center for Health Statistics recently held a research conference on its National Survey of Family...
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Chicago area accredited adoption agencies

This list is from the DCFS website. The entire list of agencies in Ilinois can be found at the DCFS website.Domestic Agency Assisted Adoption...
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National Adoption Month

Adoption is trendy, there is no doubt about that. But it is still a wonderful way for families to find one another.November is National Adoption...
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Trick or Treat for Unicef? NOT ME

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There are hundreds of thousands of people who Trick or Treat for UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund that raises funds for programs that help...
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DCFS takes cuts

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And Blagojevich doesn't think we'll notice? The hardest hit department in the state budget cuts is the Department...
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