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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The age difference in K-2nd grade can show up in academics, particularly reading levels, but those differences can be made up.  The big impact is in middle school where physical size, emotionaly maturity, and puberty, all play huge roles in kids' academic and emotional well-being.

The teachers and administrators to talk to about the impact of red-shirting are the ones at the middle-school level and not the ones at the elementary school level.

If your kid is not doing well at the end of the kindergarten because they are young for their grade -- repeat it.  NBD.  If your kid is not doing okay, academically and emotionally, at the end of sixth and seventh grade, then you and your kid are in real trouble, and that trouble will continue for many, many years.

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I have a September kid who we sent.  They are doing fantastic in middle school.  K-2 academics are really watered down.  Don't hold your kids back because it is the trendy thing to do and someone else says so.  When my child is with younger kids, they act younger.  When they are with the right age or older kids, they act older.  My child would have been so bored had we held them back academically.  If a child has special needs or academic issues, then yes, holding back makes sense but not for the average child.  You cannot say your child is immature if they are 5 and you keep them with 3/4 year olds.  They are acting the age of the other kids as that is what they are exposed to.

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+1 I definitely that most Fall-born kids are ready to start Kindergarten at 4.[/quote]

Just a because a child is ready for Kindergarten at 4 doesn't mean they'll be ready for college at 17.[/quote]

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