Children Can Be Harmed By Being Held Back
by Dr. Sylvia Rimm
Q. I have 5-year-old boy-girl twins who are a little small for their age, but otherwise very normal. They turned 5 in July, so they were supposed to be going to kindergarten in the fall. When we took them to the school for kindergarten orientation, a woman whom I didn't know took the kids (without saying a word to me), and on the way out of the room, I heard her say, "Oh, they're way too young." The kids were gone, along with the other children, for about 40 minutes. The next day, I ...
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Posted by: Fran
Comment: #1
Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:51 AM
I read the article with interest and have to comment about my oldest daughter's experience ( she is now 26).
She was checked individually by the local school's psychologist and we were told we should consider holding her back. She told us her fine motor skills were very poor. We knew she was bright, and didn't really think she had a problem with her skills, so thankfully we enrolled her.
In second grade she was indentified as gifted; She was involved in sports at an early age (softball, soccer, gymnastics) and in her sophomore year of high school she was the starting 3rd baseman on varsity softball team. She graduated as valedictorian of her class and is now a successful professional iving in the DC area.
Hopefully this info will help somone else.
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