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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would search for other threads on this topic. There people who respond that you should do what works best for each child, but there are also usually quite a few who had been in that situation as a child and who say that it did generate resentment.

I’d look at different schools — your second sounds like the exact kind of kid that would benefit from an all boys school. Teachers, especially at competitive privates, love girls, who sit still and have neat handwriting, etc.

[b]Also, even if you didn’t mean it that way, the way you describe your second child could be interpreted by them to be “you aren’t as smart as your sister,”  which would be an unfortunate message to send. [/b]

If I were you, I’d find a private school that was a good fit for second child (not necessarily the same one) and pay for it through elementary. Re-evaluate for middle school and HS, when the kid will be able to express their own preferences. [/quote]

I wonder what you read to get that impression. Middle child started reading at 3 and eldest needed fairly intensive reading interventions so I suppose if anything the evidence is the reverse. But I’m a DCUM poster so of course all my children are brilliant in their special unique ways. [/quote]

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