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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They say boys are 6-12 months behind girls at young ages. So her son is really more like 5-11 months older than your DD.[/quote]

I love how people will come up with any bs to justify their poor parenting.  I have three kids all the youngest in their grades and I would say they are at the top of their classes.  Sports is the only place it shows up but not enough for us to re-think our decision.  I will say they have learned to hustle and that will make them stronger in the end compared to the older kids that are coasting through school.  Well at least until late middle school when the work gets harder and those kids never learned to study bc they were "never challenged".  But at least the older kids can play sports better than their "peers" that are a year to a year and a half younger.  That's impressive.[/quote]

My thoughts exactly. Mom of a DS and DD with mid-summer birthdays who did not hold back. With almost no exceptions, the kids I know who were held back were done so to gain an advantage in sports. At least the boys keep their advantage through middle school. What I wonder about is how those girls, who blow past everybody through about 5th or 6th grade do when they stop growing and everyone else catches up to them. Since they coasted by everybody with their year advantage, my guess is they are going to be a little challenged in the grit area. Time will tell.[/quote]

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