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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You think your kid is advanced because she's middle class and has an older sibling? That's ... Average. And if your kid is advanced, you don't hold them back.

My two youngest kids were born in September. Each wound up skipping a grade. Neither has missed out in any childhood fun. Yes, you are insane.[/quote]

I think you might misunderstand me. Or i was not clear. I made a reference to being middle class and having an older sibling to show that since we are focused on our older child's education and extracurriculars, DD has been an indirect beneficiary without having any direct instruction herself. For instance she plays the same piano pieces her brother does - he practices for 5 minutes a day and she sit at the piano for up to an hour a day trying to master them. When we work on word problems and mental math with him, she's chimes in with the correct answers. She insists on going to the pool everyday and has started swimming independently (though not as fast as) to match up to her brother.

She is just so driven and competitive that I was wondering out aloud whether an additional year in a play based environment (without the older kids of  a montessori classroom) would just calm her down a bit. After reading all your responses I am also veering towards finding another way for her to be more creative, engage in more social activities. She's great hanging out with older kids, but struggles to initiate friendships with peers who are less verbal than she is.

Perhaps like many of you who were advanced/driven as kids she will figure it out over time.[/quote]

I was a very driven kid for just the same reason -- older sibs. Turned out fine! I would have been bored out of my mind if my parents had held me back a year. (female)[/quote]

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