Overview
Passport to the International Adoption Center is published by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to support the International Adoption Center (IAC). The mission of the IAC is to uniquely address the health and wellness needs of internationally adopted children, their families and their communities so that international adoption will be more widely embraced as a way to build families.
Passport to the International Adoption Center is published three times each year. To be added to or removed from the mailing list for this newsletter, contact Barbee Sjödahl (barbee.sjodahl@cchmc.org), 513-636-2877, opt. 2.
| In This Issue: December 2006 |
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| Passport to Forever touches hearts and supports IAC |
| The Cooperative Society and the Junior Co-Operative Society presented the sixth annual Passport to Forever Luncheon and Children's Fashion Show Thursday, October 12, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The event raised more than $94,000 for the International Adoption Center at Cincinnati Children's... [more] |
| Meet Robin Gordon |
| Robin Gordon joined the IAC team in June 2004. She is the post-adoption coordinator, a suitable position since she is a mother of two children and can relate to the parents... [more] |
| The Story of Kristina Dodson |
Passport to Forever speaker shares unique experienceThrough most of my childhood I remembered playing in a sandbox in the midst of the very tall nine to 12 story apartments. One day while I was out playing, I vaguely remember being brought in to the police station, sitting there while eating candy.... [more] |
| Ethiopian children add to large, happy family |
| When Tom and Victoria Nymberg married they discussed adoption as a way to build a family. After giving birth to Paul (12), Johnny (9) and Caroline (7), they were consumed with raising three children and the thought of adoption was on the back burner — that was until Christmas 2004... [more] |
| What to expect when adopting an older child |
| With adoption, there are many choices to be made — international or domestic, agency or private adoption, boy or girl, and infant or older child. In adoption lingo an "older child" is considered to be any child two years of age or older... [more] |
| Feeding with love and good sense |
| In a world spiraling with change all around them, one thing your child can control is what and when they eat. This can be frustrating and heartwrenching for the parents of a child who has recently joined their family through international adoption... [more] |
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