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[quote=Anonymous]It is very kid-dependent, but June is pretty early in the year to be considering redshirting.

I have a mid-September boy.  He started K at 4, turned 5 a couple of weeks later.  Youngest in his class.  Redshirted kids are 13-16 months older than him.

It's been fine.  We do notice the age gap sometimes, especially during those big transition years.  He's now in 6th grade and some kids are definitely starting to physically develop more than he is.  We've found some lack of maturity relative to his grade-peers  I'm sure he'll hate us when he's the last one in his class to start driving, the last one in his college class to buy beer.  It's not causing any real problems, just the little things that Moms obsess over and nobody else (even the kid) really even notices.

He's doing well in school, AAP, good grades, etc.  He's made good friends.  He's not a sports star, but frankly I doubt he would be even if he weren't the youngest in his grade.  He's found his niche activities, loves school, loves a couple of specific athletic endeavors, and is generally a very happy kid.

TL/DR version: there's no perfect answer, but I'm happy with the choice we made 6 years ago to start him on time.  I have another child at the other extreme - October birthday - and for him, it really worked out well to start nearly a year later.[/quote]

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