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Originally Posted by waitinginnj
The downsides for her have been the extra things. The gymanstics classes are based upon school grade. The class was too babyish for her by mid year. I actually pulled her out for the spring. The camps are based on school grades are too babyish for her. Thankfully, one by me is pretty flexible, and she is going to hip hop class that she technically misses the cut off from by one day.
I think that I will continue to be somewhat challenged to match up the age/school/social aspects.
My little one came home at 2. I decided to not fight the system and let her be a baby a bit longer. I very much took into consideration that she will drive first, be older when she starts college etc. I saw the high school and college years as age being an advantage.
It isn't easy to decide though.
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that is the truth!!! I went to kindergarten when I just turned 4 yrs old. I never played soccer nor softball with the kids in my grade because it was age based. I WAS in girl scouts with the girls in my class but that was grade based. I didn't get my license until the end of my junior year however I was eligible for my permit on the day I turned 15 at the end of my sophomore year when everyone else in my class had to wait 'til they were 15 and 1/2 before they could even take the class in school (they HAD to let me take it the last quarter of 10th grade per district requirements and I turned 15 in this time). I graduated high school barely 17.
At times it literally sucked not being able to to activities with my classmates and instead with the kids in the class below me. Am I scarred for life??? No. Did I get over it??? Of course.
But boys are differnt than girls. I can't remember kids being held back in K or 1st...I do remember kids being held back in 3rd, 4th and 5th...these kids were scarred, labeled and rejected by peers!!! Kids are cruel and once they "know" what is going on like a classmate being held back there will be a lot more for that child to deal with socially and emotionally than if they were held back early on. He may be able to get along academically but school isn't all books and homework! I also think making your decision to put him in K just because it works for your schedule is not a good decision. He needs to be truly ready or you may have more problems on your hands a year or so down the road.
Is it possible to pull him out if you enroll him in K and you find in a month or so it was a bad decision???