The Morales family has decided to hold back their 5-year-old child one more year before enrolling them in kindergarten in the hopes that the added maturity will benefit her performance in school. This academic redshirting has been proven to have long-lasting effects for the child's success.

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Research on academic redshirting, or delaying a child's start in kindergarten, shows mixed results, and there is no clear evidence that it leads to long-lasting academic or social benefits for the child.

The Morales Family Has Decided to Hold Back Their 5-Year-Old