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[quote=Anonymous]The thing about all of these posts is that you don't have a do-over. These children could have had awkward social years even if they had been held back AND they would have been academically bored.
It's crazy to me to think that so many parents believe that if only they had held their kids back a year that they would not face any struggle, academic or social. That is simply not the case. It's the anxiety of DCUM parents with private school kids to think that they can, or could have, controlled their kids' outcomes by making the "right" decisions. And then, to tell other parents with such unfounded affirmation that this is what they should do is frankly hubristic. You have no idea if your kids' lives would have been better or even worse if you had held your kids back. None.
OP, trust the experts - trust the preschool teachers and the admissions officers who have worked with hundreds if not thousands of kids over the course of their professional careers. If they think your kid would be better off going to school on time, follow their advice. Or at least think long and hard about why you think your opinion ought to outweigh their years of experience.[/quote]

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