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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having what should be the youngest child in a grade (very late summer birthday), I am frustrated with these posts that don't appreciate what the impact of their redshirting is doing to my child particularly in Kindergarten.  Yes, 1 year is a long time developmentally between the oldest and youngest in the class.  I find it frustrating that those who say it is only 3-6 extra months don't realize they are increasing an already wide gap by 25% to 50% 3/12 to 6/12.  Developmentally the extra time makes a huge difference and makes my bright kid in younger grades seem slow.  Ok if your kids have special needs like ADHD poster but it most cases that I've seen it is a one upsmanship battle.  Everyone's snowflake can't be the oldest but the longer this goes on the worst it gets. IE people start holding back for 6 months and  then 6 months seems normal so people hold back a full year.  Of course 7 year Johnny is going to smoke barely 5 year old Suzie in reading.  Happy?

My kids are young[/quote]

If you're treating school as a competition against the other children in the class, you and your child will have a long and frustrating experience.  My kids are a little older, and that feeling dissipates as they get older (and as the significance of the extra 2-5 months lessens). [/quote]

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