Since this is anonymous, why did you REALLY redshirt your kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Best solution is to try to time pregnancies to have fall (October+)/winter babies so you don’t have to redshirt but also don’t have to worry about your kid being the youngest for their grade.

The best date to conceive would actually be April 24th. This date is always 40 weeks before January 29th of the following year. Since it's very unlikely that the baby will be born more than 4 weeks before or after their due date, this almost guarantees that they will not be born any earlier than January 1st. The worst case scenario is that they'd be born on February 26th, which still makes them older than roughly 84 percent of their classmates. Scoring in the 84th percentile still opens quite a few doors.

Does anywhere that matters for the purposes of this forum have a Jan 1st cutoff date?

CT and NY still do. No where in the DMV.

[Anonymous]

My August DD was reading well, doing baby math (adding), sat still, was eager to learn and couldn't wait for Kindergarten. She turned 5 a week before school started.

My July DS was not reading, couldn't sit still, took naps still, and needed hours on the playground daily. I think in another life, he would have been ready for K, but in this terrible school system where kids have to sit still for 7 hours a day, no naps, minimal playground time- he wasn't ready. He was just as smart as my DD, but his attention span wasn't there.

[Anonymous]

No matter whether you hold August kids back or send them on time, there will be kids who are almost a year older (September kids who just missed the cutoff will be a year older).

[Anonymous]

I redshirted my DC in PreK because he was struggling with handwriting and his private school required me to redshirt him in order to remain enrolled. He was born at the cutoff, so I agreed. Two other private schools insisted on redshirting him for other reasons at K and 8th grade. Each time, I declined and changed schools rather than redshirting. One of my smartest decisions as a parent and he is thriving in 11th grade in public honors/ AP now.

[Anonymous]

This is a DC forum. THE CUTOFF IN THIS AREA IS NOT DECEMBER 31. Please, please get it through your tiny tortured brain. The cutoff is September here, as it is in most of the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a DC forum. THE CUTOFF IN THIS AREA IS NOT DECEMBER 31. Please, please get it through your tiny tortured brain. The cutoff is September here, as it is in most of the country.

It depends on the school system and school. Some allow early entry. In NY and other areas the cut off is December. We get people from all over the country here now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a DC forum. THE CUTOFF IN THIS AREA IS NOT DECEMBER 31. Please, please get it through your tiny tortured brain. The cutoff is September here, as it is in most of the country.

It depends on the school system and school. Some allow early entry. In NY and other areas the cut off is December. We get people from all over the country here now.

Wrong. Cutoff for schools in the DMV and most of the United States is September. They do not allow exceptions for early entry.

[Anonymous]

Is it OK to bump this??

I am going to redshirt my daughter., I'm in TX and it doesn't seem as common here as DC. Shes an August 1 bday, I think academically she would do fine. She been in preschool forever and does great. I saw her get pushed over by a classmate twice and neither time she stood up for herself, she's always been so sweet natured, caring, etc and I dont want her to get run over by older girls in middle and high school.

Im really nervous about the decision. All of her preschool friends will be leaving, although all going to diff schools so it's not like she would be with them anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a DC forum. THE CUTOFF IN THIS AREA IS NOT DECEMBER 31. Please, please get it through your tiny tortured brain. The cutoff is September here, as it is in most of the country.

It depends on the school system and school. Some allow early entry. In NY and other areas the cut off is December. We get people from all over the country here now.

Wrong. Cutoff for schools in the DMV and most of the United States is September. They do not allow exceptions for early entry.

MD actually does allow exceptions if the kid’s birthday in the 6(?) week period before or after the cutoff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a DC forum. THE CUTOFF IN THIS AREA IS NOT DECEMBER 31. Please, please get it through your tiny tortured brain. The cutoff is September here, as it is in most of the country.

It depends on the school system and school. Some allow early entry. In NY and other areas the cut off is December. We get people from all over the country here now.

Wrong. Cutoff for schools in the DMV and most of the United States is September. They do not allow exceptions for early entry.

MD actually does allow exceptions if the kid’s birthday in the 6(?) week period before or after the cutoff.

Exception up to 10/!5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it OK to bump this??

I am going to redshirt my daughter., I'm in TX and it doesn't seem as common here as DC. Shes an August 1 bday, I think academically she would do fine. She been in preschool forever and does great. I saw her get pushed over by a classmate twice and neither time she stood up for herself, she's always been so sweet natured, caring, etc and I dont want her to get run over by older girls in middle and high school.

Im really nervous about the decision. All of her preschool friends will be leaving, although all going to diff schools so it's not like she would be with them anyway.

Before making such a decision, I’d advise you to think of the poor December-born kids who would have to put up with a classmate 16 months older than them.

[Anonymous]

Former teacher here- as soon as I knew I was having a summer baby, I mentally redshirted him. I had seen several instances of redshirted leaders and youngest struggling by that point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here- as soon as I knew I was having a summer baby, I mentally redshirted him. I had seen several instances of redshirted leaders and youngest struggling by that point.

But what about those poor December-born kids who will have to compete against 16 months older than them? And you do realize that those redshirted had nothing to be proud of, right? They’re only leaders because they’re older, not smarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here- as soon as I knew I was having a summer baby, I mentally redshirted him. I had seen several instances of redshirted leaders and youngest struggling by that point.

But what about those poor December-born kids who will have to compete against 16 months older than them? And you do realize that those redshirted had nothing to be proud of, right? They’re only leaders because they’re older, not smarter.

age doesn't correlate absolutely with "leadership skills" and "being smart". particularly in a scenario where someone is only months older than someone else.... you do realize that correct???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Former teacher here- as soon as I knew I was having a summer baby, I mentally redshirted him. I had seen several instances of redshirted leaders and youngest struggling by that point.

But what about those poor December-born kids who will have to compete against 16 months older than them? And you do realize that those redshirted had nothing to be proud of, right? They’re only leaders because they’re older, not smarter.

YOU NEED HELP. Please just stop. Contact a therapist.