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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A September or October birthday is different than a summer birthday folks. We're talking about redshirting summer birthdays.

I think it's weird that so many school districts make the cut-off October or November. I've never heard a good explanation for it. I think it should the cut-off should either match the start date of school (so all kids are the same age on the first day of school) or the end date of school (so all kids in a grade will have turned the same age by the end of the year). I think a lot of this stuff is actually mental for kids -- it's not really about being the smallest kid (I have a spring birthday and was always the smallest kid in my grade) or the smartest (this varies so much from child to child as well as from skill to skill that I think it's silly to game). But I think it's good for kids to feel like they are on the same footing as their peers, and having ages that match up help a lot.

I have an August birthday kid and had no issues sending on time, but if I had a late October kid I would absolutely have considered waiting, especially if they were smaller or had specific skills to work on before K.[/quote]

You really need to know when the cut off to determine the impact of a summer birthday. With the September 1 cut off, my August born kid would be in the same position as your October born kid.

I definitely agree with you about size. My late August birthday son in a district with a September 1 cut off, has always been extremely small for his age.  Middle school was a challenge socially and emotionally, and that impacted academics. [/quote]

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