There's already a great deal of research suggesting kids should start their school days later. Now, new research finds they should probably start their entire school careers later, too. 

A study out of Stanford University has found kids whose parents waited to enroll them in kindergarten by age 6 (instead of 5) had measurably better scores on tests of self-control by the time they were 7 and 11.

Self-control - known to psychologists as "executive function" - is one of the more important traits kids can possess in their early years. A strong degree of executive function signals kids are able to budget their time and maintain focus even when they're faced with distractions.

In the latest study, investigators Thomas Dee and Hans Henrik Sievertsen used the Danish National Birth Cohort (DNBC) study to collect their data....................Read more

Source: Business Insider