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[quote=Anonymous]Holding an intelligent child, ready to learn back a year from school because he or she is smaller is such a poor reason. Some kids are short and will stay short. Others may grow.

I have two DDs and both were small, less than 10th percentiles for height and weight when they started kindergarten. One, by mid year, had shot up to 60th and 70tj percentiles and was slightly bigger than average. The other stayed small and as an 8th grade is still short. It just is such a silly reason. What will you do if you hold her back and after she repeats pre-K she is still small? Hold her back again?

With pediatric obesity rates I think children who are bigger, heavier, and a foot taller than peers because they are a year or more older are probably much more apt to be teased than a kid who is smaller. But really, all kids tease and are teased. It’s part of being a kid, and as parents we work to teach right and wrong when it comes to teasing. Same for sense of self and confidence — if your kid is extra small or gigantic, but ready for school, send them so they can learn and be a good parent that teaches them to accept themselves and others who may look different. Isn’t that the goal here?[/quote]

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