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[quote=Anonymous][b][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, [b]don't base your decision solely on sports![/b][/quote]

That's the crux of it for you, isn't it? You think we all do it because of sports. Ridiculous. Everyone I know who held their kids back for an extra year of pre-school were worried about maturity or learning issues. I met one weirdo dad who said he was going to hold his kid back so he'd have an advantage in football and his kid never played football.

You and your group of friends also like to accuse parents with larger kids of cheating the system. I have twins and one was very large for his age and the number of uneducated morons who would confront me at any soccer or baseball event was astounding. You are obsessed with any kid having what you view as any advantage. [/quote]

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