Thanks for your advice. I agree with all of you for the most part, but I'm still not 100% convinced. I have an older child who grade accelerated and is doing great because he is tall for his age, does not care about what other kids think, and he hates sports. He's a perfect nerd and proud of it. DS7, on the other hand, wants more than anything to play basketball and football (of all things! lol!) with his best friends who are literally a foot taller than him! His friends are nice enough about it, but as a mother, it is painful to watch because it really means a lot to him to get his friends approval in that way. He is a different kid when he is at home and is reading Harry Potter books (he's reading the 4th book right now, which of course none of his friends are doing) or making amazing comic books by himself. He looks so comfortable and confident when he's by himself. I wish all of his self-esteem was wrapped up in things like that, but for some reason, he seems to care more about physical prowess right now. Of course that may very well change over time. I was thinking that maybe what I should do is have him repeat 2nd grade but ask the teachers if he could take academic classes with 3rd/4th graders. Taking only PE with age peers and/or doing sports outside of school are good options I should look into. I don't know... I will just have to think more about this.
