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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hold her back. Pretty much anywhere else in the country she wouldn’t be eligible to go. The Ny thing makes no sense - kids going to college at 17[/quote]

Mine kid will turn 18 a few weeks after starting college.  No big deal.  Why lose a year of your life being held back?[/quote]

Omg she would be GAINING a year of life by holding her!  Not losing.  She gains another year of development — socially, emotionally, academically, physically, in every way — before having to deal with expectations of school.  Absolutely give her this GIFT[/quote]

Lol. I had this "gift" and was so done and over this "development" I left the country at 16 and didn't look back. I'd be very cautious about holding back a socially mature and academically advanced/on target girl. [/quote]

Agree.  If the child is academically advanced it would be the worst idea.  The child would be bored to tears with one more year of pre-k.  [/quote]

It's a lot of time "helping" the teacher by sitting next to the most immature, out of control, behind the curve kids.[/quote]

My kid winds up doing this and she started on time. I definitely think that older, more mature girls would get it worse.

[b]This is why parents hold back girls so much less than boys. A mature boy who is older and bigger than his classmates is deemed a "leader." A mature girl who is older and bigger than her classmates is deemed a "teacher's aide."[/b] Plus will get harassed by all her classmates (boys and girls) when her boobs come in before everyone else's.

But in OP's case, I'd redshirt because of the weird age cutoff and the fact that, as a result, a lot of people redshirt. Sounds like NY just starts kids early for K unless parents choose not to do it. I wouldn't want my kid starting K at 4.[/quote]

PP who was old in NY, "push the girls, hold the boys" was a thing even in the 80s and 90s. I tend to agree with that. As a cusper girl? Would not recommend![/quote]

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