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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also for those saying it’s crazy to be annoyed, you likely are not impacted at all, Surely you can understand why it’s irritating to some people but not to you because it has zero impact on your child. People with kid spring birthdays who went on time or summer will notice it the most. I’m not anti red shirt but it is annoying to watch the older kids get some of the prime spots over your own kids for grade based activities. These are often my friends kids so I’m happy for them but it’s a fact my own kid is at a bit of a disadvantage when the competition is so much older. [/quote]

Two mid to late elementary kids, one with a spring birthday, and I just haven't seen that. DD with spring birthday (who went on time) does really well academically and does fine socially. There are a ton of spring and summer birthdays in her class. If any of them are a year older than she, which I don't know, then it isn't impacting her at all. DS with late fall birthday (who also went on time), ditto; and in his class, the kid who is most popular and gets the "prime spots" is a year younger than everyone else. He is a fall birthday a year later than the others with fall birthdays. Really nice kid, seems perfectly well adjusted socially, competitive physically, and clearly fine academically. (Of course, it is a public school and it's elementary so we are not talking travel sports or something. My kids wouldn't be doing that anyway regardless of age groupings as they have neither the talent nor the interest.)[/quote]

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