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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS June birthday went on time. He was already reading chapter books in K. There was no way I was going to hold him back. He's on the smaller side, and still is at 13. But academically, he's doing really well.  [b]He's not as mature as some of the other kids,[/b] especially since he hasn't hit puberty yet, but I have no doubt he will hit his stride in the next few years.

I had a talk with DS about whether I should've held him back since he is on the smaller side. He said, "No way.. school is already boring, and it would have been worse if I was held back a year."

So, I have no regrets, and neither does he.[/quote]

I really don't understand why "reading chapter books" in kindergarten is valued higher than being mature in middle school. That just sounds hard. [/quote]

The hard part obviously is that you can’t predict what will happen in the future. You just gotta go with what you know when they are 4!![/quote]
Yes, and at 4 he was reading way above grade level, and he was as "mature" as any other 4 year old.[/quote]

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