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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To midwest mom:

I woudn't let my kids skip a grade.  The emotional, social part of development might be a problem when your daughter is in middle school and high school.  If I were you, I would look into advanced programs for your child's school in her grade.[/quote]

The school district does have pull out program for high ability learners once or twice in a week, but the middle school staff feel that they cannot challenge  her at all unless she skips a grade. Actually they said she might have to skip another grade too(l did not take that option. Would like to see how 1 grade skip works).  She is tall for her age, so hoping she would fit in. And  she gets along pretty well with older kids (she was in montessori with mixed age kids since pre school)[/quote]

I have a DC that has skipped a grade and have seen no emotional, social problems. Kids tend to develop alongside their peers. Of course if my child had had any social issues I would not have skipped. It may be more of an issue in high school but I doubt it, knowing my child. This really is an individual decision-you know your child best and can judge whether it is right for them. You can't make general statements like the above. Anyway, in my DC's class there are kids that are more than the full year older since parents have held theirs back a year, so there will always be a social range and difference in level of maturity. However, from my experience, it is these older children that show emotional and social issues (the whole reason they were held back in the first place).[/quote]

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