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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I just offer this because I think the solution to social success is not necessarily to be the oldest, but rather to find the place where you fit. Kids are too young to figure that out entirely on their own. They are much more likely to try to fit themselves to the peer group around them. [/quote]

I agree 100%. My DD is similar to what OP describes: August birthday, advanced reader, "baby-ish" in interests compared to many peers. She is now 9 and in 4th grade and I really can't imagine her being a third grader. She is still advanced vs her peers. Being young is not her issue, she is just interested in different things. Even among third graders, she is not a leader because she simply has no interest in many of the more social/pop culture things they are into. (I do actually try to cultivate some pop culture for her to help with this, but only in things I think are age appropriate.) She struggled a lot socially through third grade and this year we moved her to a gifted center. Well suddenly, she is doing beautifully socially. This year she has friends with the same interests, she doesn't feel like she has to hide that she reads chapter books in her leisure time and the other kids are little quirky/awkward like she is. Finding the better fit for her was the solution, not holding back a year.
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