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[quote=Anonymous]Some of my relatives are pressuring me to hold my 4 year old back before he starts kindergarten.  I did not grow up in the US and would never, ever have considered it.  To be honest, I'm still not considering it but I wondered if anyone else would help explain why they are so insistent this is the right thing to do.  (They did this in their immediate family and insist it was the best decision they ever made).

My son's birthday is mid-September, so he is the youngest in his class.  And yet, academically, he's far advanced of any of the other kids in his class (he's in PK4 in a DC charter).  The teacher is already having to work with him on his own because, for example, he's the only kid who is reading so far and "small group" wouldn't work for him when the other kids are still learning their letters or just beginning to sound out words (he's reading at about 1st or 2nd grade level).  It's the same with math.  He's also doing well socially -- he is extremely attentive, has good comprehension and knows "how to behave" at school.  He also seems to get on very well with the other kids.  All in all, he's settled well and it is not noticeable that he is younger than everyone else, and almost a year younger than some.  He is not tall, but he's not the shortest either.

I know there's the sports issue and he may not be as physically advanced as some of the other kids (not noticeably so though) but I've never really placed a lot of value on competitive sports anyway.  Why else would we hold him back?  Given that he is already ahead of his class, surely it would just exacerbate that if he were held back a year and put in with all the three year olds?  After all, someone has to be the youngest.[/quote]

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