May Birthday- Kinder
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We are really struggling with the decision to send our son with a May birthday to kindergarten here in a few weeks. We go back and forth daily. He’s doing great academically and pretty well emotionally. Any other moms of boys with May birthdays who have been there and can offer any guidance? I see plenty about June-August! Thank you!!
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I have a son who has a May birthday and although he's not the youngest, he's definitely on the younger end! If there was ANY academic reason at all I would have held him back. The reason I ended up sending him was because when my son is bored he gets in trouble. If we held him back I feel like he wouldn't be challenged enough and would have definitely gotten in more trouble. How I looked at it was, life isn't fair or easy so this is preparing him for the real world. All of this to say, if there was any academic, social or emotional hesitation I would have reconsidered that decision.
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Not sure where you live, but if you live anywhere in Texas I would recommend holding him back. People start holding kids back starting in February where I live, which I do think is ridiculous. It will help in sports, socially and emotional support for him to be older.
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If you search the posts there is another whole thread all about this topic! My advice is do whatever gives you the least amount of anxiety. If you send and kinder year doesn't go well, you can always still hold them back. My niece ended up getting held back in 1st grade (academic reasons).
Here is the other posts:
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All kid dependent! I have a friend with July boys and she sent them and they are doing great.
It’s true that holding back has gotten out of control. I wish they would just implement a rule that everyone needs to be in their correct grade. It’s insane that February/March kids are now “young”Do whatever you think bc there’s pros and cons either way.
