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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not the June birthday boy post but yes most Aug 5 year olds can not outperform most Sept 6 year olds.  However in later years the difference disappears.  [b]My complaint is now that is stretched to 18 months at schools.[/b]  When schools test they take this into account but it is forgotten about during the rest of the admissions process and in the classroom.  So these kids are often not admitted or are asked to repeat because in general they can not keep up with the top of the class academically and behavior wise.  The fact that these advantages disappear by third grade means that perhaps the schools and parents should wait until 3rd grade make the decision to hold back or not or do a transitional year.[/quote]

From my experience (4 kids including July Sept and Oct birthdays), this claim is hype and has no basis in fact.  Yes, schools don't forbid it, but I've never found it to be the case unless something more serious was going on with the child.  [/quote]

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