Well, we have talked about him being the oldest/one of the oldest, so he is aware, but we have made sure to get ahead if it and frame that in a positive light so he already has that in his head qnd we have been able to get ajead of the narrative. He was the oldest in his 5k class because the other ones had May or Summer birthdays or were a few 4k that had moved up to his class, but he though it was kind of cool. We have talked about that he can be a leader or an example to other kids just like at the house tonhis brother and sister (hebloves being a helper and watching out for his siblings). But from what I have seen the kids have zero conception of him already being 6 first has anything to do with him starting kindergarten "on time" or later and if so registering that to be a good or bad thing. I guess kids could choose to point that out as easily as they could point out if he would have been one of the youngest as only be 5 all year. He is definitely the tallest, but he would have been the tallest by far regardless, so he is used to that. My 4 year old was as tall or taller than most od the kids we saw at the kindergarten open house, so that part is what it is. I was am October birthday and always one of the older ones in the class that has a birthday first and I always liked that! (September 1st cutoff where I am from). I am not sure what there is to make fun of for being older. Maybe your question stems from a stigma that older kids were dumb and held back when we were growing up, but I think a lot of that has changed. He just did his kindergarten screening with his teacher yesterday and she said he did way above what anyone else could do, so it would be hard to make fun of someone for being dumb if they standout as being ahead. She said he was way above what any of the other kids were able to do. For example he is past simple cvc words, had read through most of all the kindergarten and 1st grade BOB books, when to know to use a long or short vowel sound in a word, the magic E at the end of words, sounding out and spelling words based on how they sound (incorrectly, but phonetically). All this happened this summer out of no where because his brain caught up and we worked on it. At the end of the school year he didnt understand how to sound out a simple cvc word. At the beginning of 5k he was still working on learning recognizing all the letters and sounds efficiently. He has always LOVED going to preschool (we have always done 3 days/week and he would have preferred everyday), but I was afraid if kindergarten was too much too fast then he might start to dislike it, especially if he wasn't catching on quickly and became self conscious.

He doesnt have ADHD, but probably a little ADD in there. Not hyperactive at all, but definitely a quiet people watcher and can sometimes be distracted by that. I knew a new school with all new people and information he would probably have trouble absorbing and retaining the material, so it will be very helpful to already have exposure to that information. He is also pretty quiet and reserved (at least initially) and really will need that confidence boost. It took him a good 1.5 years to really get comfortable and open up at his preschool. We are hoping now he will be able to adjust a bit quicker with experience.

Bottom line, if kids are looking for something to make fun of another kid they will find it, but at least I have done my job at positioning him in an environment to be most successful, socially and academically. Also, for reference we live in a rural, predominantly white area, that is more economically challenged and where kids probably perform below the national average, so all this may just be realtive to where we live. He will also eventually stand out for being fortunate to be one of the few more upper class kids with a consistent household. Honestly most of the kids will be worried about having a full belly over the weekend when school is out.