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[quote=Anonymous]I did not redshirt my now-middle-school aged DC. The first couple years of school were a bit rocky. DC needed some additional supports, in no small part because many classroom peers were redshirted. Then it evened out. Now DC is top of the class and doing very well. DC being a grade below would be a frustrated child. I'm beginning to be concerned about HS providing enough challenge but I'll worry about that when we get there.

DC has a good friend who was redshirted. We are good friends with the family. The family still sees benefits from redshirting but also sees the negatives & right now it's mostly a wash as to whether it was a good choice or a bad choice. If their DC weren't into sports, redshirting might have more on the negative side for them.

Each individual is going to have a different impression. My spouse and I made our decision in part based on our own experiences with school and our own maturation cycles. Our family friends did the same.

We're not really going to know how well this works for several more years yet. My generation did not commonly redshirt. My DC's generation is being regularly redshirted (on top of having to be older to start school, in many parts of the country). We'll see how they feel as they start their careers, have their children, and what choices they make.[/quote]

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