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[quote=Anonymous]In some of the Baltimore area private schools for boys, doing a year of "pre-first grade" is encouraged. Actually, they used to do that in public school too for those later in the year birthdays who needed a bit more time to mature.

If you are considering a specific school, you can always ask what percentage of students have been redshirted. As a parent of two kids with August birthdays who started on time, it can be challenging in high school when almost all of your classmates reach a milestone long before you do. I posted in another thread about my kids not being able to complete the pre-college programs they were interested in as rising juniors because they won't be 16 until just before schools starts again. When they were little, there were summer camp cutoffs and other restrictions that they didn't meet even though most of their classmates did.

I would also say that if you have a very small child, like my tiny son, the extra year might be helpful. For my very small athletic son, starting on time wasn't initially a problem. However, once puberty hit, the physical immaturity was difficult socially. In eighth grade, friends started coupling off, and he wasn't ready or interested at that time.. He didn't hit puberty until 10th grade. [/quote]

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