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[quote=Anonymous][quote] If you want your child to fit in, doesn't it make more sense to send them on time than hold back? The vast majority of kids go to school on time, so a red-shirted kid will almost always be the oddball in terms of age when they're with a group of their classmates.
 [/quote]  These are kids on the cusp.  If I'd held my daughter, she'd have been 2 weeks older than the non redshirted kids in VA and not redshirted in MD.  She's either going to be the oldest or youngest.  She's not going to "fit in" to either group.  If I don't redshirt she'll be 17 for the first month of college, or 18 if redshirted.  In no circumstance would she ever be 19 in HS (for those who can't do math).

I didn't redshirt, but my daughter has really struggled with maturity and has trouble making friends with kids in her grade.  She has been bullied and left out. She cries on weeknights that she doesnt get enough time to play.  She's very stressed by the behavior expectations, which shows up in tantrums, sleep walking, ritualistic behaviors, and bed wetting.  If anything she'd "fit in" better with the class below her, though academically she could easily be another grade ahead.  She is a much much happier kid with no stress behaviors during the summer, when she attends camps.  It's really hard for her to constantly be "playing up" maturity wise at school.  It's not a good fit for her and I worry about her mental health.[/quote]

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