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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At my DC's private, one of my DC's K classmates didn't start K on time because of the pandemic (parents didn't send them to school). So that child was effectively held back a year by starting K the next year when schooling was physical again. And they have a first week of September birthday -- they turned 7 on the second day of school.

My kid is so impressed by how big, strong, and "smart" that kid is. That kid is now totally the class leader, etc. because of it. I guess to some parents the illusion that their kid has leadership qualities (and the actual confidence that comes from outshining one's classmate through being older) is really worth it.[/quote]

And he will reap the rewards of it. While the young for the grade kids seem like theyre always behind (with development in elem school, puberty in middle school, maturity in high school, etc) but theyre really just on time for their age. It is frustrating.[/quote]

That might just be your experience or assumption. Most of these threads are filled with people talking about how their young for grade kids are running circles around everyone else and how bored they would have been if they were held back. I'm not seeing all the failure you are presuming awaits these kids.[/quote]

No, I have a youngest in the grade boy who was also the smallest in the entire grade and has ADHD and a highly sensitive personality. I regret not holding him back. It's not that he will be forever harmed, but the reality is that he is not one of those super determined kids hell bent on proving everyone wrong. He has really struggled and middle school was the worst. [/quote]

Ok. But there will always be kids who struggle no matter when their birthday is. If you had described these problems when he was 5 and you were on the fence about sending him on time, the resounding answer would have been to send him on time so he can get the support he needs at school asap, that waiting a year wouldn't help.[/quote

This is what the schools say but from my experience, giving my son who has an IEP a little extra time (He is a september bday so it was barely holding him back) was exactly what he needed to give him the time he needed to be able to work on grade level with his iep supports.[/quote]

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