I have three boys. They are now in Grades 11, 9 and 8 respectively. The middle one is the only one for which we had this option and we held him back. He has the best grades out of all three of them and is way better equipped to handle school and always has been. That extra year of development is huge for kids. If I could have engineered it better, I would have tried to have all of my kids in January or February so I could have held them back. I think it's better for their school, sports and their social development. The analysis might be a bit different for girls as they are quicker to develop at an earlier age, but my other two boys would have benefitted from being a bit older. My wife is a teacher and advocated holding the middle one back (I was not in favour). She was very, very right, I was wrong.
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