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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I also have a dd with a late August birthday. She started when she was supposed to and was the second youngest in the grade. One thing I noticed was that the prek and K curriculums were aimed more at her level than the older kids. It seemed that the kids with early October birthdays sometimes seemed bored or uninterested it what the “younger” kids were doing. That leveled out by the end of K and the rest of elementary there were no real differences. It helps that my dd is tall for her age so there’s no physical difference between her and kids 11 months older.

She now in middle school and there were some bumps in early 6th as her executive functioning and maturity were lagging a bit. But we helped her work through that and she’s doing well now.

I guess my point is that as parents, we want what’s best for our kids but we can’t micromanage their lives and experiences to the extent that we want to. All we can do is help them find the tools to manage whatever situation they are in. [/quote]

You cannot compare her to kids a year older with maturity.  Its not lacking because she's younger.  [/quote]

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