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We are open to an older girl, my kids are 8 and 5. You will hear A LOT of people tell you it is not a good idea. B/c so many kids in fc have a history of being sexually abused you are opening a huge can of worms. I would be a little concerned with your daughter being so young, she may lack the verbal skills necessary to explain to you if something happened. With that said we had a 17 year old girl in our home when my youngest was very small; she had many issues including RAD and ultimately we had her removed. I would suggest you read, read, read!!! You have to educate yourself. Also, we thought this time around we would be placed quickly. You see so much in the media of all the children waiting and no one wants older children. Well think again, we have no gotten one phone call and the girls that I have sought out have numerous problems that we can not deal with.
Bottom line is only you and your family can make this decsion. You must be very careful and no what your limits are. These kids have seen and heard things you can not even imagine. Good luck and I hope you make that right decision for your family.
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