Ten-year-old boys -- mind blown

[Anonymous]

My boys are now 13 and 15. Thankfully they seem to have a great group of friends now but over the years, there have been some boys who had no manners. My boys have known from a young age that if a kid behaves poorly, he will likely not be invited back. I also told them since a young age to be polite at others’ homes or else they may not be invited back.

That being said, my kids eat our snacks. I don’t keep tabs on which kids put their plates in the sink. Yes, some boys are obviously used to cleaning up after themselves while others are not. This matters very little to me. I clean up the table. Nerf guns at table would be a big no and that has never happened to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A 10 yo shouldn't be a rising 4th grader. My 10 yo is a rising 6th grader, but most are going into 5th.

If he's treated younger than his age all the time and with a younger cohort, then you will have to expect him to act younger than his age.

I have a rising fourth grader who will turn 10 a month after school starts. Completely normal and most of his classmates are in the same age range within a few months.

I stand by my statement that a kid who is 10 yo now shouldn't be going into 4th grade. If they were following local DMV cutoffs, they'd be going into 6th. If they were redshirted, they'd be going into 5th. Under no circumstance should they be going into 4th.

You are off by a year. Kids who are 10 right now and within the school cutoff dates are going into 5th grade, not 6th. Agree that a kid who is 10 *right now* and going in to 4th grade was redshirted. Obviously there are some kids turning 10 in Sept who were not redshirted if their district’s cutoff is September 1.

I'm not off. I have a 10 yo who is going into 6th grade. She turns 11 after school starts in September. We have an end of September cutoff in Virginia.

Some places have a September 1 cutoff. Kids who are 10 now still make the 6th grade cutoff if they turn 11 before Sept 1. If they don't, then they are going into 5th.

A kid who is 10 yo now is double redshirted if they're going into 4th. That shouldn't happen.

"Double redshirted"? My kid is 9 and going into 4th, with a Sept 1 cutoff. He wasn't redshirted, he just has a late fall birthday. So a kid who is 10 now would have been, once. I don't get where you're coming up with double.

[Anonymous]

My kid is 9 going into 4th grade and will turn 10 in 3/2025. He is right in the middle of the ages. Most 4th graders will turn 10 during 4th grade.

Manners are learned at home and must be reinforced. I am guessing kids were excited to be at a party. Having to wait during a party while you do dishes. Weird.


Agree kids today are rude. I find people ruder too. Rude clueless parents raise kids without manners.

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Anonymous wrote:A 10 yo shouldn't be a rising 4th grader. My 10 yo is a rising 6th grader, but most are going into 5th.

If he's treated younger than his age all the time and with a younger cohort, then you will have to expect him to act younger than his age.

I have a rising fourth grader who will turn 10 a month after school starts. Completely normal and most of his classmates are in the same age range within a few months.

I stand by my statement that a kid who is 10 yo now shouldn't be going into 4th grade. If they were following local DMV cutoffs, they'd be going into 6th. If they were redshirted, they'd be going into 5th. Under no circumstance should they be going into 4th.

You are off by a year. Kids who are 10 right now and within the school cutoff dates are going into 5th grade, not 6th. Agree that a kid who is 10 *right now* and going in to 4th grade was redshirted. Obviously there are some kids turning 10 in Sept who were not redshirted if their district’s cutoff is September 1.

I'm not off. I have a 10 yo who is going into 6th grade. She turns 11 after school starts in September. We have an end of September cutoff in Virginia.

Some places have a September 1 cutoff. Kids who are 10 now still make the 6th grade cutoff if they turn 11 before Sept 1. If they don't, then they are going into 5th.

A kid who is 10 yo now is double redshirted if they're going into 4th. That shouldn't happen.

My DD turned 10 this summer. She started kindergarten at 5 and is going into 5th grade. Her friend turned 10 a couple a week ago, he did redshirt (beginning kindergarten at 6) and is starting 4th.