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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My May birthday DS is a rising Freshman this year and I wish Every Single Day that I had not sent him to kindergarten on time. He was socially and academically ready for Kindergarten, but now that he is the youngest of his rising Freshman class and since he hasn't started puberty (so looks more like a rising 8th grader), I regret sending him on time.

I don't pay attention to the DCUM redshirt-haters and wouldn't base my decision on an anonymous board, but would look at the demographics of your actual school.

Almost anyone will tell you that you never regret waiting.[/quote]
My DS has a June bday, went on time, hasn't started puberty, rising 9th grader.  He is short.  But I don't understand why not hitting puberty in 8th grade makes you regret not holding your DS back.  How would you have known at 5 whether your kid was going to be a late bloomer?

IMO, if you hold back a child just because they are shorter than their peers you are doing your child a disservice.  You are being a lawnmower parent.

-signed the always shortest in class person born in late August.[/quote]

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