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Child Genius anyone??

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Allthingspretty · 11/06/2013 21:04

should be interesting

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OhYouBadBadKitten · 11/06/2013 21:05

Going to start in a few mins when dd is in bed.

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citybranch · 11/06/2013 21:08

I think Hugo the train spotter is just lovely. His mum is just a teensy bit too negative about him for my liking.

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GW297 · 11/06/2013 21:08

Very interesting! I knew there would be a thread about this already!

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SauvignonBlanche · 11/06/2013 21:08

Child genius of the Year competition - WTF Hmm

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AlmostHadItAll · 11/06/2013 21:09

Shocked at the mum who speaks so badly of her son! It's not his fault he's a genius!!!

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Willdoitinaminute · 11/06/2013 21:10

Joshua's Mum needs to find a hobby.

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mummy1973 · 11/06/2013 21:10

Yes the way she spoke about Hugo must have made him even more aware of how supposedly "different and hard work" he is.

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ouryve · 11/06/2013 21:10

Oooh - didn't know it was on. Still have kids' lunches to make. Will have to catch it on +1.

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ThreeBeeOneGee · 11/06/2013 21:11

50 hours of chess a week??!!

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FiaGrace · 11/06/2013 21:11

To be fair to Hugo's Mum, it may just be the way in which hours of footage has been edited

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GW297 · 11/06/2013 21:12

I've always thought having a very bright child would be as difficult as having a child experiencing challenging behaviour. Very intense!

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FiaGrace · 11/06/2013 21:12

(incidentally, I'm not saying I agreed with what she said, just that there might be more too it .... clutches at straws!)

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RobotElephant · 11/06/2013 21:13

I can't believe he plays 50 hours of chess. Shock

When does he do anything else?

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RobotElephant · 11/06/2013 21:14

I think I'd be negative if I had to listen to talk about trains 24/7 Wink

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meglet · 11/06/2013 21:14

Blush I've said the same thing to my DC's about working hard for the first 16 years so you can do the fun stuff when you're a grown up.

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Sipsmith · 11/06/2013 21:14

My son is at school with Hugo!

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mummy1973 · 11/06/2013 21:14

The father assumes that you can only learn in the first 16 years of your life and then you are doomed???

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beanandspud · 11/06/2013 21:14

Enjoying this but not sure whether to be amazed at these talented children or somehow a little bit sad that their time seems to be so regimented.

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Heavywheezing · 11/06/2013 21:15

I like Hugo he reminds me of my son minus the genius. I'd be interested to see him in school

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AlmostHadItAll · 11/06/2013 21:15

I'm definitely telling my eldest this tomorrow. Waste your first 16 years of life, repent at leisure hahaha!!!

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girliefriend · 11/06/2013 21:15

I am watching already feel really sorry for most of the kids!!

Think the chess obsessed mum and chinese dad are putting their issues first and their kids having an enjoyable childhood second Sad

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StarlightMcKenzie · 11/06/2013 21:15

Train boy's mother is the most balanced imo.

She's just found a way to cope with a child who repents various challenges.

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watfordmummy · 11/06/2013 21:16

Hugo is rude! Needs to be told to shut up! Chess child food at chess, but anything else? And Chinese boy, wow major tiger parenringShock

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StarlightMcKenzie · 11/06/2013 21:16

Either have a miserable first 16 years and have a nice 60, or have a happy childhood and be depressed for 60.

No inbetween then?

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BarnYardCow · 11/06/2013 21:16

Let them chill FGS!! The little trainspotter is so enthusiastic about the trains, really sweet.How on earth people find time to enter 200 competitions a year I'll never know :)

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