Do I hold back my first grader for immaturity and because of size?
My son is finishing 1st grade, and we have been debating on holding him back. He will turn 7 in August, right when the school year starts. He has come a long way in school,but still has trouble in reading. He is a class clown, and can't sit still for a second. The teacher in March told me it might be a good idea to retain him. Now her and the principal called us in today, to recommend we send him to 2nd grade. My son is really small and skinny, and my husband believes he will not mature until later in age, just like he and his brothers did. So my husband stongly wants to hold him back. I'm back and forth, and soooo stressed out. I don't want him to be bored in 1st grade again, but I agree, that he is really immature and is very tiny. What should we do??