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[quote=Anonymous]I held my middle child back. He had developmental delays, speech issues, feeding issues and ADHD. It was a great decision. During the extra year, he made some big jumps in skills, though this was by far not his biggest period of advancement. Even with holding him back, he still needed an IEP and got tons of services. I think for him the extra year of maturity was most valuable when he transitioned to middle school. At that point, there are fewer opportunities for support and so having the maturity to manage things independently has been really helpful to his success. Another time when I thought, whew, glad we held him back was that point at which kids read to learn as opposed to learn to read, which happens about third grade. He would not have been ready for this had we not held him back. One advantage I had in making a decision is he is not my oldest, so I knew what to expect of school. [/quote]
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