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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This came up on the other threads but was never really answered. Now that people are starting to red shirt kids with spring and even winter birthdays, [b]in order to get an extra year [/b]on the kids routinely being red shirted with fall and late summer birthdays, what does that do to the kids with the fall birthdays? It just sets everything back a year. Does that mean they're going to start red shirting two years in a row?[/quote]

That’s not why people redshirt. 
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Unfortunately, that is not always the case. I know people who red shirted due to serious asthma, the child was missing Pre School because they were struggling to get the asthma under control, speech delays and learning issues. All of those kids were receiving services and the choice was made to help the child be healthy and ready for the academics of school.

I also know people who have red shirted their child so that they have an advantage for sports in Junior High and High School. They wanted their child to have an edge because they saw sports as an important extra curricular for college and a possible scholarship. The sports issue doesn't make sense to me since many sports are divided by age at registration and not grade group but I suppose the idea is that in Junior High and High School they will hopefully be physically larger which can be important for some sports.

There are good reasons to red shirt a child and I have no problems with that. I will say that the kids who I know who were red shirted are all more involved with activities with the kids their own age and less with their grade level. As in, they are in the Wolf Den and not the Tiger Den for Cub Scouts. They end up on t he older kids sports team because many of those are based on date of birth and not grade level. There seems to be a bit of a disconnect there.

Honestly, I think people just need to chill and stop being so concerned about what other people are doing. I am sure that there are pros and cons to red shirting as well as not red shirting. Do what you think is best for your kid and be there for them. [/quote]

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