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[RTKangaMummy]

WEDNESDAY

CHANNEL 4

AN UPDATE ON THE CHILDREN FROM LAST YEAR

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Documentary
Child Genius Wednesday 16 April
9:00pm - 10:00pm
Channel 4
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The subtitle of this series about megabrained children is "young and gifted", but by the end you half-wonder if it should be "young and cursed". We're catching up with kids we met in the last series - chess champ Peter (11), who wears a "genius in training" T-shirt, Adam (eight), who dissects rats in the kitchen, and Mikhail (five), who as Britain's youngest Mensa member has appeared on Oprah and Countdown. We also meet Georgia, who toppled Mikhail as Britain's youngest Mensa member. At two, she was measured with an IQ of 152 - impressive given that, being a toddler, she fell asleep halfway through the test. Her mother notes that "a lot of the pictures we take of Georgia have this white light around her . . ." That's the thing: inevitably, parents become caught up in making their gifted children into mini-celebrities, especially when TV crews get involved. It makes for fascinating TV; whether it's great for the pressure-cooker kids is another matter.

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Wow, he did well I am relieved!

Oh, no! Another naff room in their house!

More naff clothes.

I can't believe they are discussing their child like this in front of them?!

WTF?!

I can't believe they're giving them the IQ results in front of the children.

Oh yes, you are right Kathy.

why does God give beautiful houses to people with no taste?

I know,that house has the potential to be soo gorgeous... [wistful emoticon]

Well, to make up for it Expat. Like the way he has given Georgia extra IQ to make up for her mum's lack of EQ (emotional intelligence). In His infinite wisdom....

yes, but in thier hands, it's FUG and horrid.

gawd, did they pick the couch up in a skip?

they're posers, too.

I thought they had a pretty average house last time I watched have they moved?

they moved and took all their rank, fug stuff into this gorgeous home.

I REALLY don't like Adam's parents. The mum is sounding like a complete smug twat.

it's sort of like the house we're renting now.

the gal was here on her own during the week for 5 years, as her husband worked away.

she only worked part-time, has long grown kids, and plenty of money.

but did absolutely NOTHING to this place that has excellent potential. how she stood looking at the truly vile carpet in the hall for 7 years i don't know.

it would have driven my slowly insane.

Well, she needs to get some taste, elling. That's my main beef .

I thought so too Celia. The mum was talking about prep schools as if they're some weird kind of educational innovation specially designed for kids like hers.

watch now on ch 13

I'm going to watch it from the beginning now and will see the house properly through the eyes of MN. Getting ready to barf.

I think maybe some of the others will be on next week. Dante not this week, maybe next? They're doing adolescents next week - how old was he?

kerry mum watch n ch 13

my ds makes my life brighter everyday just by looking at him. He is my genius. Boarding schools. Wrong on all levels