Living arrangements should ensure the health, safety and well-being of your family and the child you wish to adopt. Both married and single persons are encouraged to adopt. The fact that a primary caretaker works outside the home does not exclude her or him from being an adoptive parent. Each situation is decided on the parents' ability to meet the child's needs. Child care plans, working hours and family schedules are evaluated.
Children are children.
Most feel vulnerable in making yet another move while wanting, at the same time, to do well in a new family. Many children have good reason not to trust adults, and it will take time for them to learn to trust. It is true that children develop personality traits and behavior patterns early in life, but all people change over time, even when they are adults. The secret is to enjoy the qualities that the child brings to your family while working out compromises regarding other issues. Most families who adopt children who are older or handicapped are just plain people.