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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is oldest girl in her grade (school has a Sep 1 cutoff and she has a Sep birthday). She’s also the biggest in her grade, height and weight. She is very self conscious about it already and she’s only in elementary. Also she’s very smart but doesn’t like to challenge herself or stand out, so she just stays right in the middle of the pack academically rather than keeping up with older kids, which she used to do before she entered this school. Overall I think it’s been bad for her and I wish we had started her in public with an Oct 1 cut off. It’s hard to predict the future OP but thought I’d share another perspective. [/quote]

I'll join this opinion as someone who is now an adult but who was always the oldest in the grade who wasn't intentionally held back (NY Dec 1 cut-off, Dec 3rd birthday). I'd never do that to my child if they were anything like I was (mature, tall, academically advanced). It was really difficult socially and academically and I think I would have thrived as the youngest of the grade with peers to look up to. [/quote]

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