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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, all of this redshirting everywhere has gotten out of hand. It’s crazy to me that OP has zero concerns about kindergarten readiness but is considering holding her daughter back since she feels as though sending her on time as one of the youngest may, at some future point, make her have some unknown discomfort or adversity not otherwise specified, and she’d rather put her at an advantage over the other children as the oldest. That is, in my opinion, quite weak-sauce and we’ve lost sight of accommodating true outlier kids who are not ready and are instead accommodating anxious parents trying to game-ify their not-struggling children’s successes over others. The fact that OP even feels like she has an existential decision to make is silly to me. The default should be send on time unless there is a compelling reason not to. I’m not seeing one here. [/quote]

NY’s cut off dates are outliers.  The vast majority of kindergartners with Nov birthdays are starting at 5, not 4. OP is smart to think how this impact her child long term. It sets the trajectory of the rest of her academics and being oldest vs youngest absolutely impacts your character and personality.  “Kindergarten readiness” would be the only a small factor in my mind. [/quote]

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