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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends.

I have a DD born in August. She is now 16.  Her preK teacher said she was ready to go to K, academically.  And she was; she was reading above grade level.

But, what I didn't know was that she would be a late bloomer. That has impacted her in every way probably starting in 4th grade.

Of course, hindsight is 20/20, but if you have any late bloomers in the family, that increases the chance of your kid being a late bloomer, and that may hinder them.  It did for my DC.

Her immaturity eventually even hindered her academics. She wasn't ready for the high test stakes AP, PSAT, etc.. from a maturity stand point. She did ok, but I think if she had another year to mature, she would've done better.

She could've used another year in prek to mature a bit socially, emotionally, etc.. 
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PP here.. I was also a late bloomer,  birthdate was right on the cut off but was not held back, and in hindsight, I could've used another year, too, to mature. I also struggled socially and emotionally, though not academically.   I would not discount the social/emotional aspects of being younger.

I was never for holding back.  I have an older DC who has a June birthday, and we didn't hold them back either. But, they too were a late bloomer and had some social/emotional immaturity that impacted their relationships with their peers, though they did great academically.   Academics was never the issue for any of us.

Of course, at some point in life, it all evens out, but those 4th grade to 11th grade years were harder than it could've been.[/quote]

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