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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]June daughter. She went on time. My friends with girls who held back have all regretted it. [/quote]

Not op, but what about holding did they regret for their daughters?[/quote]

OP here -- also would love to know why you regret ? [/quote]

Most girls mature faster. A lot of them felt that they were too mature/advanced relative to their classmates.

Of course this is kid dependent.[/quote]

This is why we sent our August birthday girl on time. She was mature even as a preschooler -- followed directions, emotionally self aware, patient. We worried holding her back would only ensure she was always in a classroom where most of her peers were behind her in those metrics. No regrets. She's late elementary now and is one of the smallest kids in the grade but that isn't a problem for girls the way it can be for boys, and she'd actually be on the small side even if a year behind because she's just a small human (I am pretty petite).

She's also academically really strong and it is hard to imagine her having been a year behind on academics. Maybe it would have been fine but she's always that kid who is anxious to move in to the next academic challenge, so delaying those challenges seems like it might have led to frustration or boredom.[/quote]

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