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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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School Anxiety Symptoms

Many children have school anxiety, especially in August when they head into a new classroom with a strange teacher,...
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School anxety in adopted children

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Kindergarten (and school in general) anxiety is relatively normal (or so the experts say) because of the transition...
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Sleep Tips for Adopted Children

Many parents have difficulties getting their children to sleep but adopted children come with their own host of...
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Cup of Comfort for Adoptive Families is a blessing

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One of my writers over at Grown in My Heart has been published several times and her new book, A Cup of Comfort for...
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Father's Day gift idea

Father's love mowing the lawn, right? How about giving them a break for a few weeks?One of my neighbors in our previous home actually hired a lawn...
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Kidman adoption rumor

Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban, both citizens of Austalia, have apparently been looking into adopting a baby...
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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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Orphan, the adoption movie, boycott

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On July 24, Warner Bros. is releasing a horror/slasher film titled "Orphan"...
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Florida to recognize Gay adoption

Florida must now recognize gay couples' adoptions granted in other states even though Florida law denies granting...
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Celebrity adoptions and the adoption standard

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Save the Children and Unicef both believe that children are better off in their home countries. Save the Children has gone so far as to say that...
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