Should I Foster a Younger Child or Teen First? – Weekend Wisdom

Weekend Wisdom: Should I Foster a Younger Child or Teen First?

Question: My husband and I are licensed to foster/adopt, no placements YET. We initially thought our age preference was 2-6 year olds, but as we have gotten more information/education we think we may be a good home for teenagers. We have no children (adopted/fostered/biological) between us but this also means we have no one else in the home at this time. We are still interested in fostering (and adopting should the opportunity arise) younger children as well at some point. My question is would it be “better” for us to start with teens and move to younger children after the teens have left our home (for college, work, general adulthood independence) or would we be better prepared for teens after having younger children first?

Resources:

• Becoming a Foster Parent
• Foster Care Adoption
• Welcoming an Older Child to Your Home

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