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[quote=Anonymous]we have three boys-the older two, now a 4th grader and the other a second grader were both sent "on time"  The fourth grader is a late summer bday and the second grader is a sept birthday.  Our experience has been that  academically, the younger kids "generally" are more mature and academically successful than the kids a year ahead.  The older ones are the discipline cases-they clearly need to be around an older group.  From a physical standpoint, it has been a bit of a struggle bc they are smaller than the older boys but they would be anyway bc my husband and I are small.  We are not a big sports family so the sports thing is not important to us.  Our kids have been tested at working between 2 and 3 grade levels ahead of their peers and socially they have friends and are well liked and accepted with no issues.  My seven year old tells everyone that he is the smallest in the second grade but he is also the smartest-his words.  I could not imagine holding them back.  Luckily our third is a spring birthday.[/quote]

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