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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is also four days before the (DC) cutoff.  We sent her on time.  Yes, she's less mature than her classmates, but really we haven't had any problems.  (She also doesn't like "scary" shows, which is pretty much all of them, in her opinion.)  Academically, she was ready, and there wasn't really any concrete reason not to send her.

I was the youngest in my class, too, because I started early.  Socially it probably was more challenging, but overall I think it was good.  I would have been pretty bored doing the same material at a year older.

If people in your area generally send on time, then she'll be the youngest perhaps, but not by that much.  She'll be in the range that the teachers are used to, she'll be in the range of her classmates, etc.  Don't make a decision out of fear that doesn't have any grounding in the present reality.  [/quote]

She is not less mature if you are comparing her to kids a year old.  She is where she should be developmentally.

We sent our kid and he's doing well. I think holding back would have caused more issues academically as the school K-3 is not very challenging.[/quote]

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