Bets time to have a baby with respect to schooling

UsernameAlreadyExists

My partner (teacher) says ... get busy now.
Have the child born in September because they have automatic advantages being the oldest in the year group.

noss

Of course this is a genuine question. Thanks for all of the replies. Assuming that the pregnancy goes full term and the child has no special needs, and the child is born in the north of England, would Feb/March be a good time to be born? I was born in March and my husband was born in July and on reflection I had an easier time academically - he was the youngest in his class. I've read that cognitively the youngest child in the class can be significantly disadvantaged as the brain is far less developed than the oldest child in the class. Any thoughts?

fluffnutter

After you've done your GCSEs, preferably.

fluffnutter

noss wrote: »

Of course this is a genuine question. Thanks for all of the replies. Assuming that the pregnancy goes full term and the child has no special needs, and the child is born in the north of England, would Feb/March be a good time to be born? I was born in March and my husband was born in July and on reflection I had an easier time academically - he was the youngest in his class. I've read that cognitively the youngest child in the class can be significantly disadvantaged as the brain is far less developed than the oldest child in the class. Any thoughts?

They generally catch up. Whilst differences might be apparent in the first year or so, these get less significant the further a child progresses through its school years. Ultimately the time of year you're born makes little difference to your overall life achievements.

balletshoes

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

My partner (teacher) says ... get busy now.
Have the child born in September because they have automatic advantages being the oldest in the year group.

it depends on so many other things though - it depends if the child has had socialisation in nursery school prior to going to school, it depends on what they've already learned before they get to school, etc etc etc.

butler_helen

Mine is due in August and I have no problem with this, as intelligent parents they will get more than enough help/support when they are the smallest in class. Three of my most intelligent friends were August babies!

Gillyx

Whenever you can conceive. I wouldn't go out of my way to wait for a specific date. For some it's not as easy as deciding a month or saying yes Id like to get pregnant the 14th of January please. You get what you're given and youre happy with it. Parenting can shape how well a child does at school, not just the month they're born.

balletshoes

noss wrote: »

Of course this is a genuine question. Thanks for all of the replies. Assuming that the pregnancy goes full term and the child has no special needs, and the child is born in the north of England, would Feb/March be a good time to be born? I was born in March and my husband was born in July and on reflection I had an easier time academically - he was the youngest in his class.
I've read that cognitively the youngest child in the class can be significantly disadvantaged as the brain is far less developed than the oldest child in the class. Any thoughts?

my thoughts - what a load of old b**locks. Honestly, there are far more important things to consider for your child than which month they are born in. You being born 4 months ahead of your OH is not the reason you had an easier time academically than he did.

balletshoes

fluffnutter wrote: »

After you've done your GCSEs, preferably.

:rotfl::rotfl: well quite!

fluffnutter

balletshoes wrote: »

it depends on so many other things though - it depends if the child has had socialisation in nursery school prior to going to school, it depends on what they've already learned before they get to school, etc etc etc.

Plus their position in the family (oldest, middle, youngest); their personality; their parents' aspirations; their physical build; their looks etc. etc.

There are so many factors influencing how well you do at school that worrying about the time of year you're born is pointless.