If you read more books on parenting, you will find that all experts suggest boys should be big boys if there is such option. They draw this conclusion based on a lot of studies and real cases. My family members are teachers and they all agree that we should let the kids 足齡入學。因為體能和䐉部的發展爭少少就係爭少少,再講,跟本很多年前,九月後出世的小朋友是要遲一年入學的,但後來才放寬了,讓家長多個選擇。如果小朋友智力和體能兩方面都比他人優秀很多,做細仔當然可以,否則,點解唔俾佢自小開始輕鬆地學習?
I think even if you don't mind what primary school your kid go to, it is always good to let him be a Big Boy, coz he will grow up confidently. He will be physically and mentally ready for what he needs to learn at school. He don't need to always try to 'catch up' with the others. It will create a huge pressure on him if he feels that he is often behind the others. Does this feeling feel good? Of course not...
Yes, my sister is a primary school teacher and she saw many cases of small b. They are often lack of confidence and even when they are P6, some of them are still behind, coz they have grown up without confidence. Very often in a P6 class, the top students tend to be the older kids and the bottom students tend to be the small kids. (of course there are rare cases of exceptions)
This implies that their level of confidence affect much on their development. Also, even if you think your small b is smarter than the others, you have to consider their physical development too. There are a lot of sports activities in school and their capability affect very much their self image. Only if your small b is both physically and mentally advanced than the others, you may consider letting him be small b, especially boys.
Yes, I understand your point. There will be someone being the youngest in a class anyway. It is just that if there is a choice, try not to let him be the youngest (again, except that he is super advanced in physical and mental development). Second, the syllabus was originally designed for children at a certain age, e.g. in Hong Kong, for example, P1 program was originally designed for children above 6 years old. Sometimes a difference of 2 months would make a difference. Why would we push the kid from day 1 and why not we let them learn what they are capable to learn? Especially if yours is a boy, then I believe it is a good decision to let him be a big boy.
I let my son study in PN when he just reached 2 and now he is in K2. I feel that if I really want him to be a big b, it is time to make the decision, so I have decided to let him repeat K2. If I could make my decision all over again, I might let him attend playgroups only and then attend PN class as a big boy. I still remember he cried for many weeks when he began to go to school. Now when I look back, I feel that I could have made a better decision.