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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Redshirting isn't advantageous at all for a kid that is already ahead academically and cognitively. Late August birthday kid could already read at 3. We knew he would be bored out of his gourd if we redshirted him. He was still the most advanced kid in his class at each grade level, even being  more than a year younger than the oldest redshirted kid in class. Behavioral issues and maturity issues work themselves out over time. I really think parents of late summer bday kids should try to get an IQ test or something similar for their kids before redshirting just to make sure they aren't going to exacerbate boredom. Every kid is different, don't base your decision solely on sports![/quote]

I don’t know anyone who based the decision on sports at all.

Behavioral issues and social maturity can work themselves out over time, but sometimes their “working out” leaves scars. It did on me (I was deemed gifted and went to school at 4).

Everyone has to choose what’s right for their kid - but I can tell you that pushing academics early at the expense of social maturity can have long-lasting emotional consequences. There’s plenty of time to learn geometry. There’s  smaller window for learning how to have and become confident with positive social interactions.

I’m glad that this is a decision that each family can make for themselves. [/quote]

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