My heart & prayers go out to this child's family :( No one should have to bury their own child. Just heartbreaking.....
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Very good question fairness, I would only hope that Fairfax County (where red shirting is prevalent) would enforce some reasonable policies.
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Fairfax Helicopter Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't sleep tonight because all I do is worry > about my children. > They cannot function without me and if I miss a > minute they might > die. They will never know what to eat or wear > unless I tell them. > They will starve within two days if I don't watch > out for them 24/7
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With an October birthday, that's most beneficial in Fairfax County, because a child just turns 6. You have to be 5 by Sept. 31 in order to be eligible for kindergarten. school starts Sept. 4th Most schools have a cut off date right before school starts, but not Fairfax county! You can be 4 yrs old for a full month in kindergarten, while some kids will be turning 6 oct. 1st, and the kids that wer
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Thanks former teacher, I'll stop worrying and enjoy my munchkins, than cross the bridge when the time comes. ;) I just recently registered my 4 yr old (will be 5 in May) for kindergarten, which has me really thinking about my twins who were born early and will be 4 when they enter kindergarten. I just wish the state would reconsider the date that kids can enter kindergarten.
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Thank you former teacher, I really appreciate your thoughts and support on this matter. I guess I'll cross the bridge when I come to it. Yes, with VYS (Vienna youth soccer) the cut off is July 31 so they will be near the oldest but it doesn't matter when they reach high school. I'm a former All American HS athlete where size and age mattered.
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Yes, my twins were in the NICU for a few weeks so they could grow and eat before I could take them home. I would definitely hold my twins back if I could afford it but I can't, and there are many parents who are unable to now due to the economic decline. It frustrates me that some Parents are sending their 5 yr old to private kindergarten and redshirting them and than transferring them into the
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I'm the single mom with the twins born 6 weeks early with a Sept 21 birthday. I really wish I could hold my twins back when the time comes (they are eligible for kindy in a couple years) but I can't afford it as a single mom on a income.
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I think it's totally not fair for the rest of the families who are playing by the rules! My premature twins were born 6 weeks early, on Sept. 21. - 10 days before the kindergarten cut off date. My twins will turn 2 a couple weeks after school starts, so they will mostly likely be the youngest, about 2-3 years for those parents who decided to redshirt their child (born well in advance of the cut o
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