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If I see an older child in a grade, I assume some kind of developmental delay or disability - that there was a reason why this family felt that for the next twelve years their child would be behind their same age peers and unable to catch up as most kids do with normal childhood maturity / development. [/quote]

If a child was red-shirted, that was their parents' fault, not theirs. How is it fair to judge a child for something that they had no control over? I completely disagree with red-shirting, but I was red-shirted because the decision of what I started school rested completely with my parents. I don't appreciate being labeled for something that wasn't my choice. Had it been up to me, I would have started school on time.[/quote]

Are you the OP from the other thread? I assume the same about kids who are older in a class, and I say this as a parent who didn't red shirt but then held my august birthday boy back in 1st grade when he faced academic and social struggles. I assume other parents will assume  my child was either was struggling or wasn't ready at 5 and that's why he is now the oldest in the class.  ITS NO BIG DEAL and it's not a negative thing.  And other kids in his now 4th grade class see him as cool for being the oldest. He is not more mature or better academically than his 4th grade peers because he is the oldest.  He fits right in.  He's where he should be.  You are too.  Please go talk to a therapist.  Start with your school counselor.  Tell her your focus on this non-issue and how your are considering colleges based on it.  Get a recommendation from her.

THIS site focuses on redshirting because parents are upset that other moms may be trying to get their kid some academic or social advantage by holding their kids back, but this site is just a bunch of talk. It's feeding this crazy narrative in your head.  Get off here and go talk to a counselor.[/quote]

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