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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did not red shirt my kids, and had never thought about the out-of-school activities angle until my kids started doing a lot of them in K and 1st grade. Basically, a lot of after school stuff is by age, not grade. So, for example, if your child had a July birthday and you held him back to start K at 6 instead of at 5 when he was eligible, he might have to play on a soccer team with the kids who are in the class above him at school instead of with most of his friends from his grade. Just letting you know because I never heard anyone talk about this when I was hearing about people were considering holding their kids back. It might make things a little awkward/annoying for the kid for sports (which are all usually out of school when you are little) and other activities. Just something to consider.[/quote]

This happened to us, OP! My son was worried at first because, you know, the class above always seems more mature. The "big kids"  :wink:  thing. Anyways, it turned out that he decided to be brave and gave it a try, and his basketball skills really did improve due to playing with the "older" ones. He LOvES basketball now and is learning so much more, in terms of skills picked up and the whole social thing. The kids in his actual class are amazed!! They all want to be just like my son.[/quote]

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