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[quote=Anonymous]Girl - June 29 bday - shy, didn’t talk much, wasn’t reading yet

Local private school suggested starting in their PreK program at 5 and then started K at 6. Always oldest in class but remained shy and struggled academically. Was never a class leader and got teased for being the oldest.

In short, it was a terrible decision that we regretted. We kept thinking over the years as did the school that she would “blossom” ugh how I hate that phrase. But it didn’t happen. Ended up moving to public middle school in the middle of 6th grade. Much better experience. Child was one of many kids who were the oldest in the grade. Academically, she did much better. She is still pretty shy and still has trouble making friends.

Now she is in therapy for anxiety. It was likely there since age 4 and had it been recognized and treated appropriately, things would have been so different. If you are going to redshirt, at least get an outside evaluation of your child. An extra year might not be the thing that will make a difference.

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