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FITnLIT7 t1_iyo511b wrote

Reply to comment by ranseaside in [OC] Birth months of FIFA World Cup players. The top three are January, February and March, possibly due to the "Relative age effect" by desfirsit

I mean it can happen. I wouldn’t necessarily aim for a child to be born in January for this reason. My son now was born in April. And If I could “aim” for a date it would be Feb/March. People can deny it all they want but I’ve seen too many late year baby boys get bullied for being smaller - even if it’s just In the early years of school that shit leaves a lasting negative affect.

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ranseaside t1_iyo5l0u wrote

No shade from me. I won’t fault any parents for wanting the best for their child. I had fertility issues so I am just happy I had a kid whenever it happened, I couldn’t plan it like that. Tho I have also seen many kids born later on the h the year who were big and strong (I am a teacher), so many factors go into how a child becomes (genetics, diet)

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FITnLIT7 t1_iyo7lm3 wrote

Glad that worked out for you, being a parent is a wonderful thing. (My first is 7 months old). Genetics will always play a major part but that I can’t control (not some gene editing nut job) but if you have genetics as a December baby to outgrow and outperform everyone else your age, just imagine that same kid as a January baby. It’s really just a preference thing and it’s a small thing I can control to help tip the odds in my child’s favour in this difficult world.

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Easter_1916 t1_iyow7x6 wrote

Or you could do what they do in the southern USA and have them early in year AND hold them back a year. I started college at 17 and my roommate turned 20 freshman year.

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