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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My heart goes out to any child who grows up with parents who think letting their child wait until they are socially, emotionally, intellectually, developmentally ready to start school is the same thing as “holding them back.” That sends a deeply troubling message that a child is not capable. You “hold a child back” when they have already started and are not thriving. Waiting to start until the child is developmentally ready is anything but “holding them back.” It is ensuring their success.  I am yet again amazed at the narrow blinders worn buy so many who participate on DCUM.  [/quote]

Many kids with summer birthdays are ready by judgement of their nursery schools or others.  Parents do choose to hold their kids back, give the gift of an extra year, redshirt for other reasons.  Different words, same outcome.  Not sure how telling a child “you weren’t socially emotionally intellectually developmentally ready” to start sends any better message, and in some cases not true.[/quote]

Honestly how do you know this?  It's not like you are sitting with the parent and the preschool teacher while this discussion is happening. You have no way of knowing why other parents made a redshirting decision.[/quote]

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