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[quote=Anonymous]My end July birthday boy went on time.  I'm mostly glad he did, but there are certainly drawbacks.  Some of the kids are over a year older than he is and he's socially out-maneuvered by them.  I think he knows this because I've noticed all of his friends are on the very young end of the class as well.  It's also challenging in sports, he's very focused on athletics and used to being the best in any group and now he's still in the top half but not a stand-out.  On that front, I think it's probably a good thing for him to have to work to keep up and learn a little humility.  I think the teachers' expectations have also been a bit higher for him (on an age-adjusted basis), and for a kid who struggles to sit still, that's been hard.  At the end of the day, someone needs to be the youngest and he seems to be doing as well with it as anyone would, but I do sometimes feel sorry for him.  Knowing what I know now, if someone knowledgeable recommended to me that I hold my young kindergartener back, I would certainly do it.[/quote]

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