Quality foster care for young orphans boosts cognitive development

This photo, provided by the journal Science, shows children in an orphanage in Criova, Romania, in 1994. Toddlers rescued from orphanages and placed in good foster homes score dramatically higher on IQ tests than those left behind, concludes a one-of-a-kind project in Romania that has profound implications for child welfare around the globe.(AP Photo/Science, Michael Carroll) (Michael Carroll - AP)

A Romanian study finds that orphans placed in quality foster homes at an early age perform better on IQ tests later in life. "The interesting part about this is the one-on-one caring of a young child impacts ... cognitive and intellectual development," UNICEF child protection specialist Aaron Greenberg said. The Washington Post/Associated Press