Is 'redshirting' your kindergartener the right decision?

In what has become something of a feverish push to get our kids educationally up to speed earlier in their development, parents concerned about the ramifications of sending their kids into the fray of kindergarten too early are opting to postpone the process. Taking its name from the practice of curtailing college athletes’ participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility, "redshirting" has become a popular option for parents of kindergarten-age kids, but opinions are divided as to whether it's the right thing to do. The New York Timesexamined this phenomenon in depth in a story over the weekend, and it's clearly not a topic that all parents are seeing eye-to-eye on. Delaying a child's enrollment may give them some advantages for the following year, but depending on how that child develops, there may also be some drawbacks. As parents, what is your opinion? Are you in favor of the accelerated kindergarten process? Or are you in favor of holding your child back until you think they're better prepared? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.