puffin - My wife and I heard that same sentiment, but I'm glad we accelerated our daughter out of elementary and into the second year of middle school. In our case she was aging out of her private elementary (K to 5 only, and no non-religious, 6+ private schools in our area), so she would be going into a new building and social situation whether she went into 6th or 7th. Add to that the private school had prepped her past the 6th grade material, so it was all in all best for her to do the skip between elementary and middle school.
For some it may be best to wait, but for us it made too much sense to accelerate when we did.
S.F.
