If you’ve spent time in a preschool lately, you’ve probably heard about “redshirting” or delaying the start of kindergarten by a year for certain kids—usually those with fall or winter birthdays, depending on your district’s cutoff date. (The term originated on the football field, where older college athletes wore designated red jerseys.) And while studies show that only 5.5 percent of parents are doing it nationally, the practice is trending big-time in affluent areas, where up to 25 percent of parents willing and able to pay for an extra year of nursery school do just that. So what are the benefits and risks? Here, a breakdown.
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