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[quote=Anonymous]I am experiencing the same exact situation to a T. My DD has an August birthday, she is the youngest in our family, she is always trying to keep up socially and is a head shorter than the other girls in her class. She is very well-liked and has many friends, but she is always the youngest. The kids play "house" and she is the baby. She gets bossed around and takes it. Her personality is a people-pleaser, so she goes with the flow and sometimes ignores her own needs/wants and chooses to do what others are doing. She has never had the opportunity to be a leader. No doubt, she will be repeating P-K. It's not about academics at this age, and I'm not at all concerned she'll be bored. Sure, she'll be reading while others are learning letters, but she'll be learning more important skills of self confidence and independence of thought. 
Also, I repeated pre-k as a child. My parents told me that I wasn't old enough to go to K. Very matter of fact. I accepted it, never thought about it with resentment and thrived. I was Four, after all.[/quote]

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