WE CAN PUT THE WHOLE AGE THING TO BED BY JUST HAVING THE CALENDAR DECIDE. IF YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER IS BORN IN JANUARY GREAT IN OCTOBER NOT SO GREAT. FORGET THE GRADUATING YEAR THEN ALL OF THE WHINING WILL STOP. IF LITTLE JOHNNY WAS BORN IN OCTOBER AND WAS HELD BACK BY MOM AND DAD WELL GUESS WHAT HE HAS TO PLAY YOUTH SPORTS WITH KIDS HIS CALENDAR AGE. WHEN THEY REACH MIDDLE SCHOOL THE ADVANTAGE SEEMS TO BE LESS EVIDENT. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THIS SUMMER .