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@elam84 I read somewhere that families who already have more than one of the same sex will often go on to only have that sex. It has something to do with the father's genes. I can't remember exactly where I read it, but I know lots of families that follow this pattern (mine included). I do...

@motel6oceanside Yes, we could. This is what I have heard of happening more frequently. Parents of kids on the "younger" side of the class can opt to repeat the PreK-4 year, which often makes sense because it'll be a more solid foundation in the skills needed for Kindergarten, not to mention...

@motel6oceanside Thanks for the insight. He seems to be on par socially and academically for a child who is about to turn 4. I guess part of my apprehension is making the decision now when he hasn't even started his PreK-4 year. If he were showing signs of not being ready for Kindergarten at...

@carbohydrate Thanks! Lots of interesting data here. Our cutoff is the same as the FL one and I can definitely see why those September birthdays would have an advantage over the August ones close to the cutoff. I think I'm struggling the most with a May birthday. It's months away from the...

@withwonderingawe Thanks, I wholeheartedly agree with your comments! My husband and I were NOT planning on paying for another year of preschool so that is another one of our concerns. We have a younger child as well and have spaced out my leave from work so we don't have to pay for two in...

@edwinoel You definitely hit the nail on the head! When I went to the classroom, a lot of what I saw would not even be developmentally appropriate for a Kindergartener. According to my son, there was no play time and he was sent home with a pretty substantial packet of worksheets they had been...

@peaceron My older son (now 4.5) started preschool when he was 1.5 and had to go full time because we were both working full time. By the time he was 3, we had a new baby who I was going to be staying home with, so we decided to reduce him to a part time schedule and we chose 3 days a week...

@mvchante Oh wow! So my son's birthday would be almost 7 months before the cutoff in your area, making him one of the older ones in the class. Very interesting. His preschool actually has a similar cutoff - in the PreK-4 class they have to be 4 before November 1, I believe. So there are a...

@redvelvet97 I agree! And not even just May, she said from April on, especially if a boy. Kind of insane.

@called2 All of that definitely makes sense, and is based on reasoning related to your child's experiences in school up until this point. It sounds like it will be really beneficial for him to have that extra year! If the teachers we've established relationships with over the past several...

@inhizeyez We are in FL and it is standard to test at 1 year old. My older child (4) has not been tested since he was 1. I believe if you are within a certain threshold it is standard practice to test again at regular intervals or intervene if needed.

@petrasophie I agree with you 100%. I think a big part of this "not ready" trend is the fact that we are expecting more of 5 year olds in their first year of elementary school and the expectations are probably better suited for 6 year olds now. So in order to have your child be "ready," you're...

@nhule8805 Thanks for sharing! I am of the mindset that SOMEONE is always going to be the youngest in the class. Where is the line drawn? If we start having kids born 6 months before the cutoff repeat, PreK suddenly is Kindergarten, and so on. Plus you'll always have the kids whose parents...

@holywave21 Thanks for your comment! I feel the same as you, especially coming from a Kindergarten teaching background where it can be really, really difficult to have an age span of a year and a half in the same class. There is a big difference between a child who just turned 5 and one who...

@susienaps You summed up a lot of my feelings in a much better way! As a Kindergarten teacher I haven’t yet experienced a huge age gap like that on a wide scale, but I have had some years where there are kids who are 4 on the first day of school with classmates who turn 6 a few weeks later. It...

Hi there, I was curious to see if there is any research-based backing for "redshirting"/having children repeat a year of preschool. This is something I've been thinking a lot about after an interesting and somewhat disheartening preschool observation experience for my child (he will be 4 at...

@extiff TCB basically took the information from Ferber and repackaged it with cutesy acronyms, charges a lot more for it and then gives your money to a political candidate of her choosing. Ferber is likely available for free at your local library and has a whole lot of other information...