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[quote=Anonymous]I have two boys with May birthdays that sounds similar to your son OP except mine are very tall. We went both on time. One is in K now and it’s fine. Some kids turned 6 early in the year but I don’t think anyone is turning 7. He’s not an academic superstar but he’s not behind either, and socially he is good. My older son is the same way. He even shows some leadership qualities within his class despite being on the younger side.

I think your preschool teacher is projecting her own experience onto you. Some May kids aren’t ready but that doesn’t mean none are. My SIL is like this. She thinks May boys aren’t ready and says she regrets sending her May son on time. But he ended up having ADHD and there were definitely signs of it from a young age. This was over 15 years ago and I think nowadays a preschool would notice the signs and advise her son to be held back so they could figure out what was going on before K. So she is only seeing it through the lens of a parent whose kid had extra challenges.

She also lives further south and I know it’s common there. Everyone wants their kid to be the sports star and a leader. Ugh. Parents try to social engineer outcomes for their kids, but they mostly are who they are. Your son will be better off going into K in the fall id there’s already a good peer group for him. [/quote]

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