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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I hear about situations like these I don't make assumptions about the kids- they are powerless in these situations. I make a hell of a lot of assumptions about the parents- that they are the helicopter type or else the super competitive type who wants their kid to be the biggest/smartest/fastest kid in their elementary school class/get sports or academic scholarships etched. Instead they usually end up with kids who are bored in class and often underperform as a result. Because theyay have a big size advantage they aren't challenged athletically and can rely on size vs skill and also ultimately are average once their more skilled peers catch up to them in size. I see it backfire more than help a child.

Red shirting for no reason is stupid.[/quote]

Too many people (mostly moms) believe that if they just do X, Y, and Z, their kids will turn out OK, or at least they are too scared NOT to do X, Y, or Z, just in case. (It starts at birth and generally seems to end by middle school--at that point every parent has enough experience to admit that you can't control everything, and that at some point you need to make reasonable decisions and see how things play out.) Pro-redshirt posters always say "what's the harm?" -- and since it's hard to articulate the downside to redshirting, since it's basically maintaining the status quo for your kid, and you can imagine a lot of downsides to sending your kid off to school, since that is new and therefore an unknown -- people err on the side of what they know and are comfortable with, thinking that the safest choice = the best choice. Except there's not really any reason to think that's true. [/quote]

It must feel good to second guess other parent's decision making and decide you know better.  Might want to question why you feel this is necessary.[/quote]

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