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Originally Posted by DPline
Jennifer - I don't want to go to far off from Chelsea's point, but I did want to try to put your mind at ease a little bit if possible. My son came home at 20 months old and has done absolutely wonderfully. Age is definetly not a guarantee of attachment or other issues. There are people here who have brought home children under a year old, who had problems, and those who have brought home older children who didn't. Do some reading on toddler adoption, attachment, and <a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.qklinkserver.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=92&k=attachment%20parenting&st=1" onmouseover="window.status='Search for: attachment parenting'; self.ql_skeyphrase='attachment%20parenting'; if(window.event) self.ql_sevent=window.event.srcElement; self.ql_timeout = setTimeout('ql_doMouseOver(1)', 1000); self.ql_isOverLink=true; return true;" onclick="if(self.ql_timeout) clearTimeout(self.ql_timeout); self.ql_isOverTip = false; ql_closeiframe(); self.ql_skeyphrase='attachment%20parenting'; window.status='Search for: attachment parenting';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; if(self.ql_timeout) clearTimeout(self.ql_timeout); self.ql_isOverTip = false; setTimeout('ql_closeiframe()', 1500); ">attachment parenting</a> and prepare for the possiblity, but try not to worry too much.
Praying Gabbie is home with you very, very soon!
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I agree. My daughter came home at 17 months. She had 3 foster mothers in that short time. Evidently, she kept being removed because the care was not good. She was underweight (20 pounds 32") and wore 9-12 month clothes. She has been home almost 2 years and has attached wonderfully. Prepare and practice attachment parenting when your dd comes home. That is what we did and she is doing great. And yes, try not to worry too much.
