I remember that a lot of older folks had trouble understanding when to use a single click and when a double click. Clicking twice rapidly was also difficult for them, and they would consistently jerk the mouse and drag things around. Having every part of the interface in earlier windows draggable and reactive made this even more frustrating, since for them things would just disappear from the desktop.
Double-click is difficult for my six-year-old, too.
That's why you let them play kid's games that use single and double clicks, they'll develop that dexterity before you know it.