Is it a good thing for people with grandchildren to adopt international SN kids?? Infants? Adolescents? Teens?
Several older adopting parents, 40-45 years old (I'm 41) , when getting their official referrals wanted referrals for older kids. They chose the age group they would be comfortable with. Their own age and general health plays a big part on the age of the children they wish to adopt. Typically a woman in her 40s would have a teenager or older child, not an infant. Or just some adopting parents don't want to be dealing with kids in diapers .
I've read blogs of parents in theirs 50's adopting toddlers, even some closer to 60 adopting. Should age matter?
My stepmother and Dad raised one of my nieces, dad was 54 and b was 64 when M moved in with them. B died when M was 17. M is a good kid she will graduate in May from High School with 2 years of college already done. A top 10 university has offered her an awesome scholarship to complete her education. So was she harmed by being raised with older guardians?
I think whether or not older parents adopt should depend on their general health but some conditions are unpredictable as we all know.
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