[livius]

That’s interesting; there is clearly a difference between the Russian and Chinese orphanages.

And the other possibility is that the Chinese children are healthier to begin with. Many Russian children are probably born with fetal alcohol syndrome or born addicted to drugs, whereas Chinese children are probably, for the most part, unwanted girls or “extra” children born to relatively healthy parents.

[MacMattico]

Very true, a desire for boys and the one child policy, etc

[constitutiongirl]

I think your post is spot on.

[aruanan]

And the other possibility is that the Chinese children are healthier to begin with. Many Russian children are probably born with fetal alcohol syndrome or born addicted to drugs, whereas Chinese children are probably, for the most part, unwanted girls or “extra” children born to relatively healthy parents.

For some reason this made me wonder about a fetal alcohol syndrome baby versus an opium baby.