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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So more and more people are red-shirting for reasons other than an actual delay, seemingly in hopes of their child having some advantage. But if everyone does it, then all of the children will be....average. [b]And we all know DCUMers hate to think their children might be average[/b].[/quote] +1. I think fear of their child being simply average motivates SOME (not all) affluent redshirters, for sure. Some studies have suggested this as a motivation for some affluent parents (I posted such a study earlier in the thread). For others, I think there are real (but perhaps overstated) concerns/anxieties about their child being "not ready for K due to the child's anxiety, ability to sit still, etc. For others, there are real, documented developmental delays, etc. that warrant holding back. [/quote] +2.[/quote]
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