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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I redshirted to give my kid an advantage academically and physically, and to make it socially easier since it's much easier to be among the oldest in a group than to be the youngest. Let some other kid deal with always being the shortest and the slowest.

That's it. It's the same reason anyone redshirts. I don't understand wha the debate even is. People want what is best for their kid.[/quote]

Because it’s not really a true advantage and socially they should be with peers.  [/quote]

If people truly believed that there would be no debate. [/quote]

The research on the subject indicates that it does provide a short-term advantage but overall is a negative.[/quote]

That's not true. I have good reason to believe that I am living a much happier life than I would be if I hadn't been redshirted. Growing up, I thought I  wanted to get married and have children like most people. However, because I was redshirted, I finished my schooling a year later, and thus, started my career a year later, and by the time I became financially stable enough to support a family, I realized that I would be much happier being single and childless. Had I not been redshirted, I may very well have had children before coming to the realization that I didn't want any, by which time it would've been too late. [/quote]

Glad it worked out for you, but the majority of cases it ends up being a disadvantage in the long term based on actual statistics and data.[/quote]

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