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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you look into private schools, all (or almost all) summer boys are redshirted and most girls too. It’s possible he has SN and might be bored if you redshirt, but the much more likely scenario is that he will be much happier, more confident and won’t be labeled as the “bad kid”.

Also, hitting at 4+ is not good. My son is 4 with a March birthday and he hasn’t hit anyone (other than his siblings) in 2 years. I don’t see any of his classmates ever hitting each other. You need to work on that. He can’t be in K and do that.

If I were you I would definitely redshirt. 
He will be very much behind in everything especially compared to the girls. Starting behind does a number on your self esteem and on who you think you are going forward. [/quote]

See I would go the other way? I know a few red shirted (big) kids who are now the bullies of the class in elementary. I think you’ll get a lot more grace for behavioral issues if he’s the youngest, especially if he’s huge for the grade. I would be concerned with the hitting at age 4 and don’t know if an extra year of prek will help. I sent my 90+ percentile
June boy on time and he hasn’t had issues socially. He’s very well liked. He is one of the absolute youngest and his grade is extremely red shirt heavy and it’s been fine. As a parent on the other side I really wish the schools would draw the line and only let those within 60 days of the start date red shirt. It is ridiculous that there are Jan/Feb red shirts with a Sep 1 birthday cut off. It’s not really appropriate for kids to turn 7 in Jan of kinder. [/quote]

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