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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting because the research seems to be showing that it actually doesn't help kids that much and may harm them somewhat in the long run. Yet parents continue to do it because they think their child is getting some kind of mysterious advantage. It seems like a short sighted thing to do.[/quote]

Interesting. You're continuing to assume that you can determine the motivation for someone else's actions. That's quite a talent.

I've seen the research that shows kids who are oldest in their class might not end up being the academic superstars. Isn't it shocking that kids whose parents felt they weren't ready to start school on time tend (in general) to not be academic superstars?

My son with a summer birthday was very late to talk and socially immature. I do think holding him back was a good move - even though he was academically out of step with his classmates. He would have been out of step with the grade ahead both socially and academically. His first grade teacher commented at his conference that at first she'd thought we had him in the wrong grade - but she'd concluded that he was clearly very happy and we had made the right choice.[/quote]

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