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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have two spring birthday kids. We started them both on time. Both have kids more than a year older than them in their grades. Kids with drivers licsenes in 9th grade, bar mitzvahs in 6th etc. I cannot imagine having a 19 year old high school student under my roof. They would be bursting at the seams to get out and be much more rebellious than kids normally already are. Plus, [b]the message I would have sent to my kid, "sorry deal, I didn't think you would be able to be on par with your peers so I gave you the gift of an extra year so you could compete with a younger cohort"[/b] Yes, THAT is a winning message. [/quote] In my area, it's pretty standard for July/August kids especially boys to take that extra preschool year (June much less so). Once my son asked why he was held back. I said "You were a late summer birthday so we had the choice" and he replied, "Yup, like Jack and Billy and Kyle." [/quote]
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