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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your August girl is going to feel really stupid in middle school when the girls with her same birthday are a year ahead. Be careful.[/quote]

Curious why you think that—I don’t think I’ve seen any evidence that younger kids stay behind for long.

Anecdotal, but I was an Oct. bday, so pretty young.  I can’t think of any way being younger affected me negatively.  I had friends, was in G&T, scored well on standardized tests/SATs, etc.  Why would I assume my Sept. bday child would fare poorly when I didn’t?  She started on time and is doing well several years in?[/quote]

I think the person you’re quoting meant the girl will feel dumb if she’s held back and there are kids with her same bday a grade ahead [/quote]

Exactly. She turns 15 on the same day as a girl in the grade above her. Not a good look.[/quote]

Yeah, I still remember which kids were a year older than the rest of us in our grade. There was one guy who came from another country and so it was understandable, but everyone knew that the rest of them just weren't all that bright.[/quote]

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