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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you to the mothers/fathers who answered my question. Everyone who answered the question seemed to advise being confident and to the point. Thank you for the advice. I am excited about the future. :)

Yes, my son will turn 7 a few days or weeks before K graduation. He will be 6 the whole school year like many other children. Children start turning 6 on day one. And in my social circle, just about everybody redshirted for[b] August and September [/b]and a few July/June too. Sorry if it bothers you or makes you think ill of me or my child but I had to do what is best for my child, of course. I researched this and thought about it for over a year and discussed and researched this ad nausuem. It's an old and dull subject to me now- read so many articles, books, comments, and had many conversations with friends and relatives. It's a dead horse- the debate of whether to redshirt or not. I already decided to do it and I just wanted advice from "veterans" so to speak. My own child told me if he's ever the youngest- to get him outta there! lol All the important people in my life are on board w it. It's what we did and are doing.

Yes, he will turn 19 a few days or weeks before high school graduation, as did my husband. We met in college and I never cared or noticed much that we had the same birthday but were in different grades. Actually this is a bonus for me because it gives me more time to influence and teach my child and gives him more time to mature. I graduated from college at 17 and did well but would have much preferred my child's path.

Please don't turn this thread into a redshirt debate- there are 9430940329 of those elsewhere and all over the internet. We don't need another one. :)

Besides, I know its cliché but every child and every family is different and has different needs. One of the main things I am looking forward to about having another year of half-day school is that my husband will be able to have father/son time with our child. He has been out of the country for 3 years. I'm not going to tell people this though, I am going to stick with "It was/is best for our family." Not going to protest too much in person ;)

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Still trying to understand -- if a kid turns six in August or September - I don't have an issue with that.  They were five when K started or just turned six.  Which as I understand it is the requirment.  You can put them in at five but at six they must go.  Your poor kid has been six almost  a WHOLE year! And, he will be precluded from sports teams with his class mates because teams are getting strict with the ages and when kids are born.  Your kid turns SEVEN in K!  He will be so bored.[/quote]

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