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All that said, my kids do seem a little behind socially. They are shy kids anyway, but they do seem a year behind their peers socially. Especially my girls. In some ways, that's not a bad thing. It postpones dating and 'going out' until they are further into HS. [/quote]

NP here.  See this is a red flag to me.  My son is an Aug birthday and we started him on time.  K and first grade was fine.  He has speech articulation issues and is smaller physically than many peers.  However, he really enjoys school learning and we figured, as you did, let's just go forward and if we have to repeat, so be it.  We went against PreK advice here to move forward on time.  After first grade, he was miserable and ASKED US to repeat which we did.  Last year was repeat year and he did well.  A bit on the boring side perhaps but all in all, it was smooth.  This year, he is rocking it.  Socially, he is so much happier and as an very sensitive kid, has really benefited from being oldest.  Well liked by all and the teachers adore him, he's almost 2 grades above in reading and TAG math doing more than multiplication tables already - his teachers are able to give him accelerated work knowing he's ready.  Academically, we don't do much except we've always from birth read to both our kids.  Our daughter is K with Dec birthday and reading first grade level.  My point is, the teachers are able to give the appropriate level of work to the kids.  But the more important factor to me is socially, whether my kid feels confident, is going to have that ability to develop sense of self.

I was the youngest in my class with a Nov birthday in Chicago and although everything was fine, good student, etc. through school years, it really hurt me in college.  I love being youngest of all my friends but I believe I would have turned out a happier vacation in vocation, self awareness and emotional intelligence had I had extra year.  I felt rushed into everything in making decisions in education matters starting from HS jr year I feel.

I think social is as important if not more than academics.  Just want to let people know that if your kid is above grade level, any school/teacher worth their salt will be able to adjust curriculum as appropriate for them.

FWIW, I am a strong believer of nature v. nurture but in my experience, the placement of a grade can impact the path you choose in life because time changes so much.[/quote]

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