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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 234500" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I sent both older boys (who were gifted) to school a year later. They were on the young side and another year of pre-school didn't kill them. I'm glad I did and neither ever thought much about it. In fact, they enjoyed being one of the older kids in their classes. I think it's a good idea, especially for difficult child's, who are usually immature anyway. Truly, I don't believe it is that big a deal. My daughter is one of the youngest kids in her class and she hates it. A few months can mean a lot to a kid. She has Learning Disability (LD)'s and may not have struggled quite as much if I'd held her back. Her birthday is in June. My two sons who I held back had birthdays in late August and November (back in the day, the deadline for kindergarden was Dec. of that year, and I just thought son would do better if he went to kindergarden when he was a year older). I gave my Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son an extra year of preschool too. His birthday is Aug. 23rd and the deadline for kindergarden was five on Sept. 1st. I've never been sorry about THAT either. He needed the extra year--he was already socially delayed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 234500, member: 1550"] I sent both older boys (who were gifted) to school a year later. They were on the young side and another year of pre-school didn't kill them. I'm glad I did and neither ever thought much about it. In fact, they enjoyed being one of the older kids in their classes. I think it's a good idea, especially for difficult child's, who are usually immature anyway. Truly, I don't believe it is that big a deal. My daughter is one of the youngest kids in her class and she hates it. A few months can mean a lot to a kid. She has Learning Disability (LD)'s and may not have struggled quite as much if I'd held her back. Her birthday is in June. My two sons who I held back had birthdays in late August and November (back in the day, the deadline for kindergarden was Dec. of that year, and I just thought son would do better if he went to kindergarden when he was a year older). I gave my Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) son an extra year of preschool too. His birthday is Aug. 23rd and the deadline for kindergarden was five on Sept. 1st. I've never been sorry about THAT either. He needed the extra year--he was already socially delayed. [/QUOTE]
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