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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My twin girls have an October birthday (cut off here is September 30) so have been six for almost all of Kindergarten.  No one noticed.  They'll also be 18 for most of their senior year of high school.  As as I, with a birthday three weeks after the cutoff in my district at the time.

[b]This "my kid won't want to listen to teachers his senior year of high school if he's over 18" argument always confuses me. [/b] If your child doesn't want to listen to authority figures because they're over 18 I would suggest that there are bigger issues than simply that they are over 18.  If you teach your child to respect all authority, especially their teachers, they will respect the teachers regardless of their age if they wish to graduate.  Being a DCUM mom, you likely expect him to go to college, right?  Are you anticipating problems with him listening to college professors because he'll be over 18?

So basically, he'll be fine if you do decide to wait.  But I agree with the others that are urging you to find out why the preschool teachers are encouraging you to redshirt.  Do they say this to all boys with August birthdays, or is something else going on?

If they urge all August birthdays, especially boys, to redshirt, then consider sending him on time.  But be open to the idea that they're seeing something you don't and have a solid reason for this suggestion.[/quote]

[b]Your children are 6. Wait until they're nearing the end of high school and are probably itching to get out of the house and on their own. Then you will probably understand it better.[/b][/quote]

This is bizarre to me.  I had friends who were 18 nearly all of high school because their birthday was just after the cut-off date.  It didn't seem to affect them at all.  Why would a few months older or younger matter?[/quote]

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