post #21 of 21 Originally Posted by Linda on the move View Post
but redshirting where I live is mostly kids with summer
birthdays. My DD with a May birthday is one of the very youngest
in her grade, because no one wants their child to be youngest.
People with kids a couple of weeks off hold then back, then
people with a kids a month off, and then 2 months, so now,
having a kid with a May birthday start is starting really young
*where I live.*  I don't think it's ideal for children to be
either the oldest or the youngest, so parents whose kids fall
right on the line have a tough call. If the parent lived in my
city, my answer would be "dear god no, they'll be way, way way
younger than their classmates." But she's someplace else.   I
wondered about this. Since the OP lives in a school district
with a policy and a process for early entry for children near
the cut-off date, it's possible that it's typical for a fair
number of children to be on the younger side - at or below the
cut-off date. With such a proces