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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]My 4.5 yo is very smart. He has been at a daycare with an accredited preschool for over 3 years[/b] and 90% of his classmates are 5 or will be soon, and are starting Kindergarden this fall. He is a late winter (February) kid so no way that he'll start this year.

But, he is reading, he is a very clear illustrator, and he is ahead of his classmates in motor skills and logic. I also worry that he'll be bored (like DH was throughout school) and will end up acting out in elementary/middle/high school because he isn't learning fast enough.

His class is mostly girls and has been for years, and he is most definitely not behind the curve socially.[b] In fact, I have kids in the class above him asking for playdates.[/b]

For those of you who have been-there-done-that, what helped during this 'lag year'? More reading practice (which he asks to do)? Just let it slide?

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Yes, and so are 99.99% of all the other kids in the same situation.

And as for the older kids, they generally like younger kids and I had older kids often ask my very shy younger child for playdates. It's not a sign of your child's maturity that he plays with older kids but it's actually the opposite. A sign of maturity of the older child to be able to recognize that your child is  younger both age wise and developmentally and to change the rules of play and games to accommodate for that.  The older kid also gets the thrill of being in charge, being able to win at games etc easier, etc[/quote]

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