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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To be honest, I found it slightly frustrating when a sizable group of boys in my son's K class were redshirted without any apparent reason.  I could not afford another year of daycare for him (single mom, live in VA), so redshirting him was not an option, and it was a bit difficult for him socially that so many boys were a year older than him.  That is certainly not to say that there was an issue with every redshirted boy, though.  DS's best friend has mild special needs and was redshirted, and they obviously get along great with no social or age related problems.  But people are going to do what they're going to do, and DS just had to learn to adapt.  It is a bit frustrating for him in sports, though.  He's on a rec team outside of school that is age-based vs. grade based, and loves playing soccer, but never wants to play at school because most of the boys are so much bigger than him.  But again, a minor issue in the big scheme of life.[/quote]

+1, My child has mild SN, we sent him and if anything its helped as the stronger academics keep him challenged and he has learned to adapt.  He is not great a soccer but has sports he is good at but if we held him back, I still don't think he would have been great at soccer.    My son has friends and is doing well on time.  I don't find any of the 1st grade work particularly challenging like others complain and if anything he asks to be more challenged.  The kids who are acting up in the class are the two oldest boys who are far bigger and their behavior and vocabulary not ok.   Several of the parents (I did not bother) have complained about them.  I just had to teach my child not to copy and what is allowed in our home.  Those kids are getting a lot of time outs and in trouble from what my child has said.  They would have been far better a grade ahead with their true peers.[/quote]

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