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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The people who freak about this seem to be parents with kids with summer bdays who do not hold back[/b].  My take is that's great and I respect your decision, now either respect others or at least calm down about it.

The extent of "redshirting" is really exaggerated in the minds of these parents.  We did hold our kid back - in my child's K class three kids had been held back - all 3 were Aug / Sept bdays.  Almost all the other hold backs I am aware of are late summer bdays.

So a 12 month range has been shifted to say 15 months.  This is not a "problem" (except to a few crazed parents) from the school's perspective. Frankly when talking to school officials we felt slightly encouraged to hold back if in doubt (i.e. - a school official said they are aware of no one who regretted holding back).

So be happy with your decision - you saved money now and your kid will make an extra year of money later in life. And just calm down about everyone else.[/quote]

That was me until I decided to hold my August birthday son back in later ES after years of turmoil. We are finally at peace and have not regretted our decisions, we have room to breathe. [/quote]

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