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Ages of Children

You know your child/children best. Throughout our search SW's & directors encouraged us to look at a certain age range and not others. Some of the children were the same age or very close to our other 2 kids. For our family, that could have been an issue. For other families, it works just fine. I think it depends on the kids involved. A is 11, M is 7, and ds is 3. They get along really well. With the age differences, they are not too competetive with each other.

We were fine with an older child. She is able to understand much more than a younger child. We are also able to identify and address issues more quickly. She is still a preteen and a lot comes with that too, but that is common for nearly every girl her age.