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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not technically redshirting, but I'm thrilled to no end my child over 5 1/2 by the time he enters kindergarten.   He's been in a daycare environment the whole time (but with a preschool curriculum this past year), and I've held him back for an average of 4-5 months at each birthday because he isn't the most socially mature child.   It seems to take an extra 4-5 months before he can act like other kids his age.  We're facing it now with an impending birthday, and he really wants to go to the "fives" room.  But in there, they have tons of academic instruction and only one hour of free play.  So in the fours he stays, at least until summer.  And it's not just me.   The teachers and director all agree with me.

If he had had an early birthday instead of a late one, I absolutely would be looking for ways to redshirt him until his maturity level caught up with his brain.

I agree that it's school behavior that counts here.  Many kids can hold it together and do what's appropriate in school, but then they melt down at the end of the day.  It's OK if they are not happy 100% of the time.  Nobody is.   But it's how they handle that unhappiness.  I'm working with my son now on coping techniques for when things don't go his way.  Because he does have epic meltdowns at times when he gets it in his mind he should be allowed to play in the home living area, when everyone else is supposed to go outside.  It's manageable in day care.  I don't want him doing it in kindergarten.  [/quote]

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