Summer Baby - send to kinder or no?
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Hi! We have two sons - one is a summer birthday June, and the other is May. Would love any advice on sending our son to kinder on time and him being on the younger side, or holding him back and him being much older. There are no signs around academics or social that would come into play. Hoping for those moms with older kids to offer advice who have been through it!
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I’m in the same boat with both of my kids also. Both may birthdays. My son, almost 4, is very small but academically excels. He’s a bit emotional but does great socially. We plan to send him and will have him repeat kinder if needed.
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I had a late July baby.. She was ready and thrived this year.
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3 summer kiddos here, and I'm happy I waited to send them. They were ready academically at 5, but the school day is long and I was grateful to be able to give them an extra year to learn through play and develop a bit more maturity. We were in a position where doing that didn't create a huge burden for our family, but if it had I may have done things differently.
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I have a 4 YO Boy, turns 5 in May and we are bridging him. We sat down with our teacher and she recommended that he stay. Less because of the academics and more because of the rigor of the day + because there's very little downside to it.
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Definitely kid dependent. Some need extra time and some don’t ️ I was held back without a reason and elementary school was such a breeze but it caught up to me late high school/college