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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 13 year old DD is the youngest (Sept birthday)  She does fine and fits in well socially but I just wish things were easier for her.  There is so much pressure for good grades, good experiences, good opportunities and she often says "Things would be better if I was in 7th grade instead."  I think things would come more easily and that in turn would boost her confidence.

I am already planning to encourage her to take a gap year before college.  [/quote]

Another with a DD on the young end, November.  I think it was absolutely the right thing for her to start early.  Academically she was there.  Socially, so far, you can't tell the difference between her and the older kids but we are upper elementary now. My dd does have mothering tendencies with younger kids and in a way, I didn't want her to be the oldest because she would want to be in mother hen mode, while kids in her grade would want her to treat them as peers, I think it would have made friendships harder.

I will encourage her to take a year off before college.  I think some18 year olds aren't ready for college and being on their own. Since dd is on the younger end, I think she would get more out of taking off a year before college and studying abroad, traveling or working rather than repeating kindergarten so to speak.  Actually dd brought it up herself, at 7 years old, that she may want to wait a year for college and do something else since she will be on the young end.[/quote]

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