What is your 5th grader like?

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Anonymous wrote:Alot of parents now a days seem to fir some reason, really like their kids growing up fast like this and acting older. I don't get it, but they seem to be cool with it.

They think it will make their kid popular. They buy their kids iPhones very early, let them have TikTok early, and give the kids freedoms they are too young for. I think these parents are idiots.

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Anonymous wrote:My 5th grade DD is similar currently and currently at a private K-8.We did a shadow day at a public middle school and kids there were saying things like aww you're so cute. It felt like they didn't see her as a peer. That's one of the reasons we decided to stay at her current school for at least one more year.

I think your son will find similar kids or become more mature to fit in with the other students.

Well of course they did - she's two years younger than them

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Does your son have any older siblings?
My first son at age 11 was much more like yours than my now 11 year old (the youngest of 3) is. Younger siblings get exposed to more mature mannerisms and actions earlier, and mimic it.

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Anonymous wrote:He's not a teen though! He's a kid acting like a kid. This why I especially hate 5th and 6th grade in MS. Even young teens in MS should act like kids, because they are kids.

Well they do, but pretend play and Pokémon does get displaced with the older middle schoolers, lets get real.

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Fortnight the Lego version or the regular version cuz the regular version is rated T for teen

Lego is ageless, there are teens and adults who like Lego and the company is making more complicated sets, that are expensive, but tailored for older people ages 12+ also they have Lego robotics clubs in some middle schools and Lego clubs at some libraries.

Pretend play - he could get into Dungeons and dragons see if there's a D&D club at the MS or Youth D&D at a game store.



This sounds normal for his age still liking things viewed as young, as long as he has friends and isn't bullied he'll be fine. And bullies if they want to bully you they will find something to be mean to you about. Don't worry too much, you can't predict who will be bullied.

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Fortnight the Lego version or the regular version cuz the regular version is rated T for teen

Lego is ageless, there are teens and adults who like Lego and the company is making more complicated sets, that are expensive, but tailored for older people ages 12+ also they have Lego robotics clubs in some middle schools and Lego clubs at some libraries.

Pretend play - he could get into Dungeons and dragons see if there's a D&D club at the MS or Youth D&D at a game store.



This sounds normal for his age still liking things viewed as young, as long as he has friends and isn't bullied he'll be fine. And bullies if they want to bully you they will find something to be mean to you about. Don't worry too much, you can't predict who will be bullied.

And if he is bullied for liking "kid stuff" that's on the bullies not your kid. There is nothing wrong with liking any of the things you listed. So let your kid be who he is and like what he likes. Lots of adults like Legos, Pokémon etc. He'll find his people.

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Anonymous wrote:He's not a teen though! He's a kid acting like a kid. This why I especially hate 5th and 6th grade in MS. Even young teens in MS should act like kids, because they are kids.

Well they do, but pretend play and Pokémon does get displaced with the older middle schoolers, lets get real.

Not always, but you can encourage your kids to be kids

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My 5th grade daughter is 10 yo and young for her grade. She'll turn 11 yo after 6th starts. She's pretty much over pretend games, but loves reading, board and card games (or any game with lots of rules), science kits, building kits, friendship bracelets, squishamallows and T Swift.

She went to her 5th grade dance party and the girls all declared that they absolutely wouldn't dance with a boy. She loves being in a big pack of girls, but has a couple of close friends who are boys. All other boys are icky.

She'd love to have a cell phone, but we're going to wait a few more years. She doesn't have an iPad, texting or social media. She does have a Switch, but it's really only used for family Mario Kart tournaments. She spends most of her screen time on her e-reader reading fantasy novels like the Hobbit or Eragon.

She has gotten more tween about fashion and is pickier about her clothes than she used to be. We don't do fancy brands, but she likes a certain aesthetic that's sporty but colorful. Lots of comfy athletic clothes and hoodies.

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Anonymous wrote:He's not a teen though! He's a kid acting like a kid. This why I especially hate 5th and 6th grade in MS. Even young teens in MS should act like kids, because they are kids.

Well they do, but pretend play and Pokémon does get displaced with the older middle schoolers, lets get real.

I'm not gonna make my kids grow up faster than they should because other parents let theirs

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My husband has all the amiibo figures for the starting menu for super smash bros

He is approaching 40

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Anonymous wrote:Only as an adult do I appreciate my hometown school district having separate buildings for, respectively, K-4, 5-6, 7-8, and 9-12.

That is the same breakdown as my kids current school district. I feel like it help reduces the middle school age drama.

My one little gripe is just the zoning. The majority of the kids in our ES go to one intermediate school for 5-6 while my son went to a different one. So he barely knew anybody at the start of 5th grade - maybe there were max 10 kids from his ES (kids in our subdivision and next) out of 300+ in his grade. He made good friends with new group of kids, but now most kids will now go to a different MS for 7-8. He will see some of them back in HS in 2 years, but half will feed to a different HS, so he won't see them anymore. Him and that 9 kids from ES will now go to a different MS where he will be back together with the kids from his original ES.

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Your child sounds great OP! Why would you want to try and change them?

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Anonymous wrote:Your child sounds great OP! Why would you want to try and change them?

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He’s obsessed

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Anonymous wrote:Alot of parents now a days seem to fir some reason, really like their kids growing up fast like this and acting older. I don't get it, but they seem to be cool with it.

They think it will make their kid popular. They buy their kids iPhones very early, let them have TikTok early, and give the kids freedoms they are too young for. I think these parents are idiots.

+1. It works, but only for a while. Eventually everyone has a phone, and the kids who were raised by ith actual values and not chasing popularity have more confidence and are much more secure in their relationships.