Gifted & Talented Child: Tween

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Holding Child Back a Year from Kindergarten

L.W. asks from Dallas

I have a 4 year old son who will not be 5 until June. We are pretty sure we are going to wait another year to send him to Kindergarten. He is ahead academically, bu...

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Whether to Repeat Pre-school or Go on to Kindergarten

J.M. asks from Atlanta

I have a 4 yr. old that has attended pre-school for 3 years (2,3 and 4) She has a late birthday...August. Her pre-school teacher seems to think she should not go...

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Thinking About NOT Sending Bright Daughter with Summer B Day to Kindergarten....

K.P. asks from Scranton

Hi! I have been reading all of the great responses and insight on the K subject, so I almost feel silly posting yet another question. However, I have not found any ...

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Anyone Regret Holding Child Back from Starting Kindergarten?

P.N. asks from Cincinnati

Like several other mothers, my son has an "almost" summer birthday, so the school system says its up to us to decide whether he goes to kindergarten this September. A...

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Should I Hold My Child Back a Year Before Kindergarten?

S.G. asks from San Antonio

My daughter has a late birthday, end of May. She's above average academically. Her preschool teacher said she has no concerns at this time, but advised me that I sh...

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4 Yr Old Son with Late Birthday Ready for Kindergarten??!!??

J.S. asks from St. Louis

My son will be 5 in mid August and just "graduated" from pre-school. He is really very intelligent and on target cognitively for kindergarten. However, he is young a...

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Should a December Birthday Girl Wait an Extra Year for Kindergarten?

J.B. asks from Chicago

My daughter's birthday is early December, so she does not make the 5yr old cut off by Sept 1st rule...I had really wanted to start her in pre-k this fall and enter h...

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10 Year Old Applying to Juilliard for Piano. HELP!!! Need Fundraising Ideas!

S.P. asks from New York

Hi, I have a 10 year old girl who has always had a gift for music. At 3 years old I enrolled her in a music program at Queens College and she took off with the piano...

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Start My Child in Kindergarten as a Young 5 Year Old or a 6 Year Old?

K.B. asks from Dallas

My daughter is in her first year of preschool. She will be turning 5 at the very end of August. With that in mind we have the option of letting her do another year or...

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Kindergarten: Start Daughter at 4 Turning 5, or "Redshirt" and Hold Back a Year

M.K. asks from San Francisco

Hi, my daughter will be turning 5 in early October, and we had planned for her to begin Kindergarten in the fall when she'll be 4 going on 5. She's always been big fo...