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[quote=Anonymous]There is no way a bunch of strangers are going to give you better advice on this than (a) your kid's preschool teacher who has a big comparison group from which to assess your child and (b) you the parent who knows your child's strengths and weaknesses.

The only question is whether the preschool teachers think every boy should wait if they are summer kids (in which case, I would question their advice).  Otherwise, I would strongly urge you to take their advice if they are basing it on a comparison of peers and generally fitting into the group.

I have a july 31 boy.  We sent him on time.  He has no trouble with the academic work and tends to find friends on the younger end of the class, so it works.  But, he is small even for a summer kid and maturity isn't that great.  Sometimes you have a kid who is high in one area and low in another... there just isn't a perfect answer for these kids... .if we held him back, there would have been some benefits for him socially/maturity.  But, he would have been even more bored with the academic piece.  Just make the best decision you can.  I can see how we could have held back and it would have worked, but we are o.k. with how it turned out too.  [/quote]

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