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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It took me a bit to understand what the OP is saying.

That's unfortunately just going to be the way it is for that family's kid.  Where they'll be the youngest in most of the activities that they do.  That's just what comes with having a birthday at that point.  Once they hit around middle/high school, sizes should even out and shouldn't be as much of a factor.

I'm not a big fan of redshirting but know some families with kids with summer birthdays that chose to do so.  They end up fibbing on registration forms so that their kids can play on teams with their classmates/friends.  But you see the imbalances, especially when there are other players/teams playing up a level, so can have a two to three year gap between players during games.  Like I said, I'm personally not a fan and will leave it at that.[/quote]

Yes but my point is why can’t they see my kid is also the youngest in many activities? Both June birthdays, I don’t get how people don’t understand this. The kid who goes on time and is June is also the youngest in the baseball calendar, not just the redshirt. [/quote]

It's just the mentality some parents have and you can see it in the maturity level of their kids.

Like I said, I'm personally not a fan but I might be more biased towards always playing up when possible.  But I also try to keep in mind that I don't have the full view of things on why they decided to do what they chose to.  So try my best not to judge.

Based on just the information you gave, the parents can choose to just make excuses for their kid.  ie "they're the youngest" "they're the smallest" "it's not fair"

Or they can try to teach their kids to do their best and not let it be an issue.  Where as mentioned, it's just the way things will be for them for a little while.  And as you mentioned, there are other kids in the same situation.  And also some kids who may have earlier birthdays and are just smaller for their age level.

Sounds like that family falls along the first group above.

I guess you're just venting and there's nothing you can really do about it.  It's just the way some people are.[/quote]

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