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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP's son is the youngest possible age for his grade as well. 
This is one reason people redshirt boys with September birthdays.   
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My DS is a late bloomer (AND one of the older kids in his grade due to bday - not redshirted) it would be even worse if he had a late bday and was sent on time.

For the parents asking about redshirting on the elementary forums, I always tell them “go and search ‘puberty’ on the teen forum”….

It isn’t the be all end all, or the most important thing in the grand scheme, but late blooming boys tend to have a very rough time during certain periods- middle school and early high school. It is something to consider. [/quote]

OP here. I never considered red shirting him and would never do. He was so academically advanced as a preschooler he had to wait years for the other kids (and the teaching) to catch up with him. He’s still very advanced academically (eg taking calculus in 9th grade). Red shirting him would have just been a waste of a year. That he’s small isn’t an issue, but I am wondering about puberty.[/quote]

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