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I really don't worry about red-shirting except in terms of my own kids-- I went through puberty a few two years before most of my peers, very early, and that really affected two years of my school experience negatively, and I think that's where kids have the most trouble (and this will be different for boys vs. girls). I hope that other people consider this when thinking about whether to red shirt (or, as the case may be, skip a grade).[/quote]

This is a really good point. Even if every kid in a class was born in the correct 12 months for that class, they will still all develop and mature at vastly different rates. Some will be taller, some will be shorter, some will develop social skills quickly, some will not, some will be better at math, some at reading, and some will be better athletes.

Kids will have to learn to deal with other kids who are different than they are no matter what. Parents should just do what they believe is best for their own children and not worry about other people's kids. 
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