Exactly this...they're hyping him up as some great wee musician, but he's not that talented! They either need to get him some proper music/singing lessons if that's what he want to do, or start to manage his expectations!I appreciate his confidence, I'd have hidden under my mom's skirt at his age rather than perform on a stage even if I loved singing. But at the same time, he's not a good singer based on the snippet I heard (it's not about age since there are very talented kids out there) so they might want to be careful with overly boosting his ego by letting him perform in public situations.
There's a fine line between healthy confidence which every kid should have and feel their parents support and getting an overly inflated ego which doesn't match actual talent/skills (Carrie anyone?).