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[quote=Anonymous]I posted at 9:22 and am back again. There are so many generalized blanket statements on this board. Worrying about your kids being a leader or a follower because they are either a few months younger, or a few months older, is silly. I was always the youngest at school, and I had many leadership roles...in high school and in college. I had no problem saying no to things that I did not want to do. I also had not a problem with my kid being one of the youngest kids in class. Not everyone is trying to pit their child against others. Just take a look at your kid, and really think about whether or not another year of preschool would benefit them now. Do not worry about going to college at 17 or 19, being the first or last to drive, being smaller or larger than the other kids. Honestly, all of these things balance out. They do! Talk to your spouse and ask why they want to redshirt. Are they considering your child's current emotional state and trying to give the kid another year to mature so that they will like school? This comes down to ignoring everyone else's opinions (mine too if you want to!) and having the two parents sit down and really talk about what they want the kid's school experience to be. What would be the dream? What do you each think it would be like next year based on the kid's temperament? If you start to talk this out and really listen to why the other thinks the way they do, you can figure it out. 
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