 Extremely gifted children are the envy of many parents—but no childhood, least of all that of the young prodigy, is without stress and frustration. This program visits several such children in the midst of lightning-quick development and progress toward puberty. Peter, at 11, is a chess champion. Adam, now eight and a half, is heading off to a prestigious boarding school, while math wonder Mikhail, still in elementary school, is now a spelling star. In addition to profiling other children, the program introduces a new genius: three-year-old Georgia, who has displaced Mikhail as Mensa’s youngest member, and her mother Lucy, who is desperate for Georgia to be admitted into a nearby school. (49 minutes)
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