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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kids are curious and naturally find sameness and differences amongst one another. Birthdays/are are a natural topic of discussion for kids. Have you ever driven a carpool? Kids know who is the tallest/fastest/oldest/youngest/who has the most siblings/dogs, etc. As they get older information about age becomes more relevant to them for different reasons - academically, physically, and socially.

There are some competitive parents who find out ages and don’t hesitate to share that info with other parents but my experience is that kids already know.

I’ve chaperoned two class outings where the leader innocently asks for ages at the start of the program (“so, you are all 8 and 9?”) and kids, being literal little creatures, make sure to point specific ages - at one gathering they all pointed to one child and said no, he’s x age (older)!  Not to be mean, just to give a correct answer to the leader. [/quote]

Yes but there is no stigma to it unless parents provide one.  Just facts, like eye color and hair color. I am seriously worried about struggling kids who were held back then facing a parent backlash because no one can myob around here.[/quote]

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