The Growing Place

As a kindergarten teacher of five years, a mom that held two younger boys out of kindergarten and a preschool director of over 30 years, I have lots of information about this and would be happy to talk to anyone that would like more information.

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1. The average five year old boy has the attention span of 10 to 15 minutes. The average kindergarten school day asks him to focus for six hours. We call it ADHD. It is actually just being five. 2. A Stanford study found that delaying kindergarten by one year reduced inattention and hyperactivity by 73% in the average child and that result held all the way to age 11. That is not a small effect. That is a transformation. 3. Boys’ brains develop language and fine motor skills up to two years behind girls on average. Kindergarten tests both. Then we label boys who fail them. 4. A landmark study tracking over three million kindergartners found that the academic advantage of starting school a year later fades by third grade. The mental health and self-regulation advantages do not. 5. The number one predictor of a boy being referred for ADHD evaluation is having a late summer birthday making him the youngest in his class. Not a disorder. A calendar problem. 6. Kindergarten today looks nothing like kindergarten 20 years ago. Recess has been cut. Worksheets replaced play. Sitting replaced moving. The curriculum changed. Normal boy behavior did not. Have you experienced this with your boy? Comment HEALTH to learn more about our new Raising Well platform and to jump into a 7 day free trial!

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