Many parents, especially moms know the hurdle of waking up kids in the morning and getting them ready for school. Younger kids may be harder to deal with and start more tantrums. Parents don't need to drag their 5 year olds to start schooling early since a study shows that a year of delay in school increases a child's attention and decreases hyper activity.
David Whitebread of Cambridge University stated, "Pushing children into school reception classes from the age of four placed too much pressure on infants before they are ready. In Britain, large numbers of children are being identified as "behind" before they even start school in most other countries."
A survey was conducted in which almost 100,000 parents participated. They were asked regarding the current age of their children and their age when they first started to go to school. It was found that kids in Denmark started their education as early as five years old and even four years old in Northern Ireland.
