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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our friends held back their son so he could do an extra year in preschool after their younger child died and the family was in turmoil. The preschool teachers suggested they give him the extra year since he was struggling. I'm sure if someone didn't know the family, it might look like they just randomly held him back, but it was a very  good decision for this family and this kid. By a few years later he might just seem like an older kid, but that extra year was important at the time [/quote]

This is a sad story, but it is clearly not typical.  Yes, there may be some reasons why children are held back that are not outwardly apparent.  But in many cases it is because they want their child to "be a leader" or "be bigger" or "to give them an advantage."  I know many who have redshirted for those reasons, and personally I that is unfair to everyone and should  not be allowed.  At a certain point parents should be required to have their child evaluated if they want to hold them back.  Redshirting a May boy because he is slightly immature (what 5 year old boy isn't?!) is ridiculous![/quote]

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