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[quote=Anonymous]I got this from a pediatric psychiatrist when we went through the same issue with a kindergartener. She said: repeating a grade is an absolute last resort. The stigma is huge, and it stays with a child for his whole academic career, having effects on personality and performance throughout. If he's done even ONE year of school, you must do everything you can to keep him moving forward on schedule. It's not just a matter of his classmates-- though that is a big deal. It's how he views himself on a sub-conscious level. My take is, if you must hold him back, do it now, when he won't be in a class with the "babies" he knew from last year. But know that it will create problems that did not exist previously. Whether those problems will be an acceptable trade-off for the ones that might be solved... ah, for a crystal ball. Good luck. [/quote]
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