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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's fine to try to move but remember that nothing is perfect. So your kid might be challenged more if at a higher grade but be otherwise immature or whatever. This is, by the way, true of every child.  My DS is on the young end of his grade and he is both smart and immature for his grade. If he was the year below he might be an academic superstar, or academically bored, but maybe he would also more self confident and assured. I would like that, but I didn't have the choice (May birthday) and he just is what he is.

I hate to say it, but you are going to have to deal with that in one of the grades. Most people don't have the choice of grades and even those who choose to redshirt probably shouldn't or if they should, it's for reasons they have to deal with (like yours - immature so lower grade, even though that impacts something else that is on or above grade level).

My DS has a friend that was redshirted and the boys are now teens. The mom is literally insufferable and talks all the time about the kid should be in the grade above really.  I can't take it. I didn't even know the mom or the kid in kindergarten but it's not my fault he was redshirted and is now a grade below my son.  She made a choice and at some point, you have to live with it.  [/quote]

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