Cultural, Psychological Development an Issue in Older-Child Adoptions

Published: Nov. 26, 2010, 5 a.m.

November is National Adoption Month in the United States. Some adoptive parents are faced with unique challenges, especially those who adopt older children. According to 2007 data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, only 13 percent of children in Kentucky's foster care system were adopted. And older children are less likely to be adopted than younger ones.