[chickymum]

I am with the others. Adopting older than your youngest can be devastating. Please consider this. You are wonderful to want to do this for teen children that need it but your heart will change if/when you see that your 11 year old has been put at risk or in a living situation that he/she is unable to cope with.
Older adopted children have been through things that many of us cannot even comprehend. Our bio children have been protected from those things therefore are not strong enough to deal with someone who IS trying to deal with those things. If the bios are older ,then they are able to make a stand but if they are younger it is not so easy.

Put it this way, young hurt children present a massive challenge for prepared adults, a healthy child who suddenly is living underneath a hurt child will feel it worse.

Consider adopting a little younger. There are many out there that need homes too.