Interesting findings on orphans

No child under three years of age should be placed in institutional carewithout a parent or primary caregiver, according to research from 32 European countries, including nine in-depth country studies, which considered the “risk of harm in terms of attachment disorder, developmental delay and neural atrophy in the developing brain."



Source: Childcentre.info (Executive Summary)



Children raised in orphanages have an IQ 20 points lower than their peers in foster care, according to a meta-analysis of 75 studies (more than 3,800 children in 19 countries).



Source: IQ of Children Growing Up in Children's Homes A Meta-Analysis on IQ Delays in Orphanages