I'm not a parent, but I would be concerned about doing anything that's likely to get the kid branded a weirdo, particularly when they reach the social gauntlet

I'm not a parent, but I would be concerned about doing anything that's likely to get the kid branded a weirdo, particularly when they reach the social gauntlet of American middle school and high school (if that's applicable for you). I suppose I'm particularly sensitive to that because my disability (partial blindness) made me an attractive choice for other kids to pick on, and nobody chose that for me.