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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you guys at age 30 plus REALLY think your parent choosing to red shirt you are not changed your educational pathway.

For what it is worth I started kinder at age 4. Maybe that is why I am went to a state college and am only a government lawyer. If my parents would have pushed me back I could have been a corporate lawyer bringing in the big bucks. [/quote]

I’m very glad you were successful. My younger sibling with an August birthday had significant maturity challenges and through social promotion ended up in 2nd grade basically unable to read. My parents, 30 years later, regret their decision. [/quote]

My daughter with a late August birthday started K on time at an APS elementary.  She started K and went from being a happy kid to sobbing every night that she "just wanted to play" and refusing to attend school.  She was a ball of stress with tantrums and OCD like behaviors.  She started wetting the bed.  Her teacher sent her to the principal almost daily for some "violation" or another--things that I really think were age appropriate.  She ended up on a 15 minute behavior chart where she got a star for every 15 minutes she behaved.  She started chewing her fingers until they bled, stopped sleeping through the night, and started sleep walking.

I’m sorry to hear this. What a sad experience. How did she do in first grade? And the other years that followed?
The year finally ended and she started summer camp.  My happy, calm kid was back almost immediately.  Not a single complaint from camp about her behavior.  No more stress behaviors.  It was like a light switch flipped.[/quote][/quote]

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