Re: Being the youngest in the class?
I have about 9 summer born children in my class and with some of them, being younger does impact SOME of their learning SOME of the time. However, most of them are the only child, or the youngest at home, two factors which also affect their learning and development. The child, or the parent may feel like the child is playing 'catch up' with the others throughout the school year, but I actually think its not as bad as it sounds, as they are constantly challenged which I see as a good thing. Most of my summer borns are actually the most mature ones in the class.