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Anonymous wrote:It actually is very tough. Our kid was socially immature with an August bday so we held him back. but yeah, kindergarten is not very academically challenging for him. I wouldn't complain about it to other parents though.

What exactly does socially immature mean? Can you give an example?

Not PP, but my socially immature child at 5 had difficulty regulating his emotions and still threw tantrums. (Sometimes daily) He never hit, but the fits were epic. He had difficulty following directions. He had difficulty sharing and engaging in group play. He had difficulty sitting in a seat.

When you're expected to journal write in kindergarten and be able to read words by December, a child who's barely 5 years old with any kind of attention, fine-motor, developmental issues, etc. will likely have a very hard time.

Not always. My son was 4 for the first few weeks of K, but was ready to go. He was really bored by the end of pre K and had sort of a bad attitude about going to school. In K, he was more challenged and happier.

we have 4 in a class of 19

We have more older kids than that, but I wouldn't necessarily say it was due to redshirting. In addition to traditional "redshirting," we have kids who can't speak English well enough to move up to the next grade, kids who missed too many days of school to move up, and kids who didn't master the material well enough to move up. Sometimes it works well for the younger kids, sometimes not. One of my son's good friends was held back (due to language issues) and even though he's a lot more mature than DS, it is fine.

We have 1 in a class of 27.

Anonymous wrote:It actually is very tough. Our kid was socially immature with an August bday so we held him back. but yeah, kindergarten is not very academically challenging for him. I wouldn't complain about it to other parents though.

What exactly does socially immature mean? Can you give an example?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

Once again - the prevalence of redshirting is around 3.5% in the most recent studies. This means that 1 or no children will be likely to be redshirted in your child's classroom. Personally I know for my boy's concerns, the presence of one child who was 12-15 months older wouldn't make a difference.

There are 4 in my child's MCPS 1st grade class of 24. That is a tad more than 3%.

we have 4 in a class of 19

It actually is very tough. Our kid was socially immature with an August bday so we held him back. but yeah, kindergarten is not very academically challenging for him. I wouldn't complain about it to other parents though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

Agree. So much pressure on these kids.

When you're expected to journal write in kindergarten and be able to read words by December, a child who's barely 5 years old with any kind of attention, fine-motor, developmental issues, etc. will likely have a very hard time.

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

The association between relative classroom age and ADHD has been well-documented in countries that don't allow redshirting.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

Agree. So much pressure on these kids.

What pressure - they are going to school to learn. If you don't want your kids pressured, homeschool or unschool.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

Once again - the prevalence of redshirting is around 3.5% in the most recent studies. This means that 1 or no children will be likely to be redshirted in your child's classroom. Personally I know for my boy's concerns, the presence of one child who was 12-15 months older wouldn't make a difference.

There are 4 in my child's MCPS 1st grade class of 24. That is a tad more than 3%.

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

Agree. So much pressure on these kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

Once again - the prevalence of redshirting is around 3.5% in the most recent studies. This means that 1 or no children will be likely to be redshirted in your child's classroom. Personally I know for my boy's concerns, the presence of one child who was 12-15 months older wouldn't make a difference.

Nationally or in NWDC?

Anonymous wrote:Redshirting can prevent ADHD.

Okay, I am getting the popcorn now.

+1

Ridiculous. And the fact that ADHD is so beyond over-diagnosed in our poor kids is not an issue?

Anonymous wrote:Part of our overmedicated society.

Maybe if people didn't redshirt, the younger part of the class wouldn't feel so anxious.

Once again - the prevalence of redshirting is around 3.5% in the most recent studies. This means that 1 or no children will be likely to be redshirted in your child's classroom. Personally I know for my boy's concerns, the presence of one child who was 12-15 months older wouldn't make a difference.