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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On time is relative given the cut off ages vary all over the place.  I see no purpose in holding back a child who is 6 in September, October or November.  You cannot complain your child is socially immature when you are keeping your older child in a class full of much younger kids.  Kids adapt and behave accordingly so if they are put with younger 5's, a 6 year old will act like a younger 5 and not a 6 as that is the example they are seeing.[/quote]

That's not entirely true. if the child is more mature it will very much depend on their own independence whether they play "down"or not.
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No, they need to be with children their own age who act accordingly.  They are not going to mature if they are with much younger kids who are behaving in an age appropriate way for them, but not your child.  Children at 5-6 should not be mature or independent.  They have only been alive 5-6 years and need time to gain those skills.  School is the opportunity to gain those skills but its far easier for teachers to have older kids that come in with the skills required rather than teaching them.[/quote]

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