Older Child Adoption: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Hi all, I just wanted to respond to Linny's reply. The information is very good and informative. Why would anyone adopt an older child if this statement was a fact. " I know of very few parents who are having lovely relationships with their older children. There are a few who DO have great relationships/experiences with their older children, but they are few and far between". I am working with a new agency now and they are very positive. They have never placed a child that was in a residential center into an adoptive placement. They also work hard at dispelling the negativity of older child adoption. I know of many families that have adopted older children from other countries and they are very happy. They were also abused and neglected children. Just throwing out some thoughts here.