Aiden just came out of this now. Went through days of explaining that it's a guideline and then showed him how some of his clothes are for a younger age and some are for an older age too - it's just a guideline. Told him that he must do the things he is interested in at the time and level he is interested at.
Took about 4 months of daily repetition of this. And mainly because someone (a few someones) told him that he is too young so he shouldn't. Plus he loves to hide his abilities at the best of times.