Possibly A Stupid Question

Hi Maria,I know you posted a few months ago, but I just found your post. I am a young, single foster parent. I am a teacher, I'm in my early twenties, and, while I'm not quite as short as you are--I'm 5'2--I too was worried about how older children might react to me. In fact, it was brought up by my home study writer. However, I find that keeping an semi-realistic age gap (at least 10 years) and having a clear parent/child relationship from the beginning are more important than height difference and really helps set the tone of respect and security more than anything else. Good luck! It's always nice to see other young people interested in helping children.