http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/258078/holding-boys-back-a-year-for-kindergarten-for-maturity-reasons any advice about whether or not boys should be held back from kindergarten until six because of maturity. How mature are 5 year olds supposed to be anyway. Boy will be 5 August 30, 2009 and hubby thinks he should wait until the following year to start kindergarten, at six. He has been in nursery school/pre-school since two. GreatSchools en-us tjlove A lot of families are making the choice to start kindergarten later. We've had many discussions on this topic here. Here are some links to previous discussions.http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/151509/If-your-child-was-held-back-do-you-think-it-was-worth-it?http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/198856/Do-you-hold-your-child-from-kindergarten-due-to-their-birthday-and-sex?cpage=1#comment_199825You can also find ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/258078/holding-boys-back-a-year-for-kindergarten-for-maturity-reasons?cpage=1#comment_272537 5100.272537 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:33:52 -0700 viviandozier Unless the child was a preemie I don't see a reason to hold him back. That puts him begining his senior year at 18 years old, which could wind up ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/258078/holding-boys-back-a-year-for-kindergarten-for-maturity-reasons?cpage=1#comment_272466 5100.272466 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:23:03 -0700