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My eldest was born right at the end of August and even though she's in year three I can still tell that she is almost a year younger than some of the others in her class.

At what age does the age gap become less noticable? Anyone have any experience of this?x

With girls, by year 5 they kind of blend together, but as boys mature more slowly it can be year 7 before they catch up physically.

Thanks Kitty. She just looks so young in her class sometimes I wish I'd held on for a few more days lol xx

My son is 20 and I'm still waiting for him to grow up.....lol

pmsl Amanda xx

Hi Muffs, my eldest daughter is 27th August and im still waiting for maturity to kick in!!


Cazzles xxx

Our Em was born mid August, I never really noticed the age gap to be honest.She was always a 'leader' at school, if thats the right word.Plus she had two older brothers who didn't really 'baby' her.(she was very bossy lol)
Looking back it is scary to think she finished school at 15yrs.

Heather xx

Hiya Caz & McMuff, my boy 19 was born 7th august, don't think he'll ever grow up


McB xxxxx

I was always the youngest in the year Muffy but didnt show on me ..but I have always been the baby...

My youngest is 6 on 10th August making her the youngest in her class, I notice it, she's a tiny dot too, but she'll soon catch up :o) x

Means she'll always have her birthday in the summer holidays tho.

Hello everyone,


Jules, my baby is 6 too near yours , on July 17th, our little uns are very close,


Caz xxx

my nephew is 18 31st august and i duno when the age gap caught up to him

probly early teens

luv
stray
xxx

My mate from School was born on 26th August and she was a prem baby (5 weeks). She always used to say it wasn't fair as she was meant to be in the year below. I've known her since she was 12 and she'd had caught up by then, even if she did like to make a thing of it!

I was an August child, I was always the youngest or nearly youngest and the smallest in my class and I felt the age gap all through school.

Ann
Glos

In Scotland the gap is wider -you get into school in August if your birthday is before 28th feb , so some are only 41/2 , my daughter was Jan but she did okay, Ros xx

Here in NI the cut-off point for children is the 1st July - our schools break for the summer on June 30th and don't go back again until Sept 1st. That means if your child was born (say for argument sake) between 2nd July 1994 and the 1st July 1995 those children would all be in the same year group. My son is an August birthday and consequently he is one of the oldest in his year.
I have taught children who's birthday's are at the end of the year and who have been very mature AND bright and others who have been among the oldest in their year and been the complete opposite!!

Don't despair!!

Ails x

My little grandson's birthday is 29th June but he started school in the September, making him just over 4 and 2 months.

He is very tall for his age and one of the youngest but the tallest in his class he's quite grown up for his age. Seems strange though that he was only 7 last week but has been at school for three years already.

Linda

We moved here just a couple of weeks before my eldest was due to start school in reception. She had only just turned 4 a matter of days before when she started and where I lived before she'd have been part time only til January but here it was straight into full time. I nearly cried. I didn't actually feel she was ready.

Conversely with my youngest ......... I felt she was ready to start school at three lol .......totally different personalityxx

daughter born august 6th,
shes 22 this year, shes always been like someone much older to speak to, and have very grownup conversations with her when she was little,
couldnt hide a thing from her, she always knew wot we were talking about,
just didnt like school much, it was too much concentration for her,
lol

My boy is August 6th also..........he will be 21 this year. The girl two doors down was born the same day/year..........they are not alike at all , she seems much more grown up..............lol