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[quote=Anonymous]I've done both - redshirted and sent an August birthday on time.  Oldest DS has an August birthday.  He started school on time.  He was small for his age - still is.  He is now a senior in HS.  Academically, he has always done fine in school.  Socially, there have been a few hiccups on the way.  1st grade was a rough transition.  7th grade was really bad - there was one day he was crying because he couldn't open his locker.  I am a little nervous about college.  He will turn 18 and leave home a week later.

Second DS has a late September birthday.  I redshirted him.  He was VERY tall for his age - so not only was he the oldest in his class, he was head and shoulders taller than everyone.  Academically he was advanced up until about 5th grade when everything seemed to even out.  Socially, he fit right into his class until about 5th/6th grade.  He went through puberty a little earlier than some of his friends.  Around that time he seemed much older than a lot of his friends.  He is now a freshman in high school.  He is very athletic so physically he looks much older than many of his classmates.

Do I regret how I handled both situations?  No.  I made the right decision for the right child at the time.

One interesting thing about reading - the age that children learn to read is between 4 and 8.  Just like walking - children learn to walk between 10 months and 16 months of age.  As long as you are in that age range, it is considered developmentally age appropriate.  The largest percentage learn to read at 6, and walk at 12-13 months of age.  I have 3 children.  All 3 learned to read within a month of being 6.  The August birthday was in 1st grade (6 years old - was reading in late September of 1st grade.)  The middle one was in kindergarten (6 years old - was reading when he started kindergarten.)  The youngest was in the spring of kindergarten (has an April birthday and started reading around March.)  All 3 read within a month of turning 6, but they were in different timeframes in their academic careers.[/quote]

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