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[quote=Anonymous]Yup, I think about this a lot as a parent of a kid with an August birthday who is small for her age, about on track socially but has ADHD which can throw a wrench in things, but somewhat-to-a-lot above grade level academically.

It is what it is. I don't regret our decision to send on time. There are some small unfair things that come up with red shirting (I guess some smaller than others) and we try to view them as opportunities to teach our kid skills for dealing with a lot of the unfairness in life. I think in the long run it will work out fine, and DD is doing well despite being the youngest and the smallest, which can be an uncomfortable position to be in.

But yes, there are days when DD comes home crying because of something involving, in particular, this one red shirted girl in her class. And I don't ever say it out loud, but often think "Well *of course* Skylar [not her real name] is better than you at monkey bars or soccer or whatever -- she is a full year and change older than you and at this age that's huge." I don't want my kid repeating this stuff to kids at school so I keep it to myself, but especially when it comes to physical comparisons and athletic competition, I roll my eyes internally at a situation where my kid is a "peer" of children who are actually a grade level older than her but for whatever reason still in her class.[/quote]

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