Hi and welcome to YT. Although I am a firm advocate for rescue I do not always agree with their no children policy. I really feel that each family should be judged individully. I've seen families with older children / teens that do not treat animals as kind or gentle as families with young children. It is really all in the up bringing. With that said, I also feel that a family with young children SHOULD NOT go with any Yorkie under 10 pounds. They are fragile and no matter how careful your young children are accident's happen. They happen not only with the children but with the adults as well and in a busy home the two do not combine well. My reccomendation to you is that you look for a reputable hobby breeder and ask for the biggest in her litter. The teapot as some will call it. The bigger Yorkie is less likely to be snappy with an active child and they are less likely to get hurt. Some rescues and some people will tell you that Yorkies are not good with children. Yorkies are VERY GOOD with children if the children are good with them. They make excellent family pets and are often very protective of the children in the house. I have two boys now ages 12 and 14. My first Yorkie who we lost over the summer to cancer came to us when my boys were 2 yrs. old and 4 yrs. old. He was a bigger boy. As an adult weighed in at 13 lbs. and he did very well with us. He was excellent temperment wise and loved my boys. Very protective of them. As I said it is all in the way your raise your children and in the way you raise you Yorkie. Elaine |