It was harder to adopt an older child in a lot of ways. But Maria was only 27 mos old when we brought her home. She was still very young...a toddler really. I've read a lot of stuff that says the toddler years are the hardest time to bring a child into a new family. They are old enough to really feel the upheaval and not old enough to explain it to. I almost think it would be easier to bring a five year old into your life. At least you could talk to them about what is going on in their lives. Of course, the sooner you can bring a child "home" for good, the better.
I think it would be wonderful to adopt from you home country!
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Date: 2008-04-08 02:30 pm (UTC)It was harder to adopt an older child in a lot of ways. But Maria was only 27 mos old when we brought her home. She was still very young...a toddler really. I've read a lot of stuff that says the toddler years are the hardest time to bring a child into a new family. They are old enough to really feel the upheaval and not old enough to explain it to. I almost think it would be easier to bring a five year old into your life. At least you could talk to them about what is going on in their lives. Of course, the sooner you can bring a child "home" for good, the better.
I think it would be wonderful to adopt from you home country!