From left: Mark Wimmer, Melissa Wimmer and Mike Wimmer, who graduated from college in May at age 14. Melissa and Mark Wimmer say they "never pushed" their son Mike to do homework — but they're hard-liners when it comes to him making friends. "I'll be honest, people expect 'Young Sheldon' before they meet Mike," Melissa tells CNBC Make It, referring to the CBS television show. The Wimmers are proud of helping Mike ensure his "social skills were in line with his intellectual skills," Mark says. "Mike will be the first one to say that his parents never pushed him as far as academics go, but [that] they left no room for negotiating on his social skills."

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