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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry---but frickin' May, pp???!?!?!!

WTF?  That sh*t just pisses me off.  I have a late April child and unless he had SERIOUS issues and we were advised by medical professionals there is no way I would even consider holding him back.  He's on the smaller side as well.

Really--where do we f*cking draw the line anymore?  I have a September kid too, btw.

May, give me a break.[/quote]

Please calm down, you are way overreacting.  There is no reason for you to be angry about the decisions of other parents.  These are not easy decisions, and there are excellent reasons to hold kids back in certain situations.   Mine your own business and chill out.[/quote]

People are idiots.  Kids with spring--April/May birthdays are going to make huge strides in the 5 months in terms of maturity.  Any preschool teacher will tell you that.  Judging a kid's normal behavior (no special needs or underlying behavior) and comparing him to kid's a full year ahead, e.g,. the kids you are watching already had 8 months of Kindergarten to learn that behavior.  The K teacher works the whole first semester on getting kids to sit and listen (ours had a reward jar, a penny chart, etc...all kinds of creative ways).  Maybe you should visit a K class the first few weeks of K and not the end of the K year to get a better picture.[/quote]

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