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[quote=Anonymous]I'm female.  I skipped 2nd grade and turned 17 shortly before graduating high school.  But I also got my period when I was 11 and developed early.  Physically I fit in well with the older kids.  It was hard for me socially until junior high school when I met a new group of girls who were also bright and enthusiastic about school.  And in high school there were more "nerdy" kids to hang out with.  I have never regretted the acceleration and was grateful that my parents and teachers wanted to keep me challenged and interested at school.

My husband has a September birthday and was always one of the youngest in his class.  And our son has a September birthday and is definitely one of the youngest in his class too (especially with the prevalence of redshirting and kids in his class who are a whole year older than him).  Same thing -- it's been hard at times for him to be younger/less mature, but he has been more than ready academically and has excelled in school.  He plays sports too.  There is such size variation in middle school boys so he is not the smallest on his basketball team, or his soccer team.

Everyone is different.  For me and my family, there is value in pushing ourselves to excel and dealing with a situation that may be hard at times but has other rewards.[/quote]

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