[Nevada Jen]

We are really considering adopting or fostering an older teen. I work with teens as their attorney and every single one I have met I have been able to tell almost right away whether they would be safe in my family (I have a disabled 11 year old who is more like a 2 year old). I have kept contact long enough to know that they turned out well and that my instincts were right. I feel like teens are easier to predict than grade school age kids. But maybe I am just nuts.

For those of you that have adopted kids in their teens, did you feel like once you met them, within a couple of days you were able to make a fairly accurate assessment of whether they would be a good fit for your family and whether they had issues that were better or worse than what you were being told? I would be interested in the thoughts of this experienced group of adoptive parents.