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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two summer birthday boys.  The oldest went on time.  He is mature, has excellent attention, finds the process of being in a classroom easy, etc and has done really well.  He is now in 3rd grade and that was the right call.  He is the youngest boy and almost the youngest kid in his class.

His brother with almost the same birthday is quite
Immature, has some attention issues that might need addressing later, found preschool a real challenge in terms of being in the classroom.  We held him back this year and he turned 6 right before starting Kindergarten.   He has had a great year and it was definitely the right call for him.  He is the second oldest kid in the class.

So, know your own kid.  Every kid is an individual.  My two boys grew up in the same environment and have done best with different decisions.  [/quote]

This. It is about where the individual child is and not some hard and fast rule. My brother was sent on time and pulled from K by the end of the second quarter because he wasn't ready. He ended up repeating first grade as well. He was in the first wave of kids diagnosed with ADHD for a reason. Doing wonderfully as an adult but school was never his jam.

My sons Preschool class had most of the kids start on time. One family was counseled that it would be a good idea to red shirt and another family started their child in private K so they could start him early (October birthday). He was ready for K and the cost of private K was the same as Preschool so they tried it, if he had struggled in K they would have repeated K. He did great. Different kids have different personalities, temperament, and needs.

The only hard and fast rule is that you have to start K by the time you are 6. So there is room for parents to make decisions based on their kids needs. Maybe we should stop judging parents for their decisions and just trust that they are acting in their kids best needs.

DS is one of the youngest in his class but is also one of the tallest. I have been asked why we red shirted him nd chuckle as I say "We didn't, there are two kids older then him, he's just tall." The shortest kid in your kids class could be one of the older kids. You don't know so just let it be. Most tests for specialized programs are age normed for a reason. Sports leagues tend to be based on birth year (DS can't play soccer with his good friends because they were born the year before even though they are the same age and grade) or a band of years. [/quote]

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