If my child is not quite old enough for a particular program, but has proved well able to thrive in programs with older children, can you make an exception to the age range requirements?
Almost every time we allow an exception to the age requirements, it comes back to haunt us. We have found that encouraging children to practice their strengths and take leadership roles with younger children generally serves them more successfully than having expectations for an older group that prove to be too much of a challenge for the younger members. Although all age limits are somewhat arbitrary, it seems to work out better for everyone if we don’t make exceptions.
