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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ya, my husband was "redshirted" by my MIL back in the day. She (and everyone else in the family) says that he was "held back."

Similarly, my grandma was "held back" so that she could start school the same year as her younger sister (Irish twins) with the thought that it would be easier to have them in the same grade (1920s parenting, yay!).

"Held back" = old school lingo for "redshirting"

Personally, I would never hold a kid back, even a boy. I was always the youngest in my class (skipped a grade) and there is a lot to be gained by having appropriate challenges. I don't see how a regular Kindergarten curriculum could be at all challenging or engaging for a 6-7 year old. Kids rise to your expectations. Lift them up, rather than expecting so little of them. You will be amazed at what your kids are capable of.

They need a year to mature? So why stick them with a bunch of younger kids? Isn't it better for them to have more mature role models they can learn from? I really don't get it.[/quote]

You don’t get it because you don’t have a child who would benefit from being the oldest rather than the youngest. This isn’t an easy decision to make. Unless you are in someone’s shoes you cannot comment. When my son was born I was thrilled that he made the cutoff(barely), that he wouldn’t lose a year because of his birthdate. But when the timecame for making the decision we decided to redshirt him. It wasn’t an easy decision at all! We consulted his teachers and thought long and hard about it. 
My daughter on the other hand was perfectly ready to go on time! [/quote]
Also I want to add that his classmates are not that much younger. Many of them are younger by only a month! [/quote]

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