The Child ProdigyThe Child Prodigy

By: James Anthony Ware Jr.By: James Anthony Ware Jr.

What is a Child What is a Child Prodigy?Prodigy?

Is someone who Is someone who posses talents or posses talents or understandings far understandings far beyond their age beyond their age bracket. bracket.

Must be under age of Must be under age of 18.18.

Extraordinary Extraordinary talents in talents in performing arts performing arts

A child with an A child with an abnormally high IQabnormally high IQ

Often called a Often called a wonder child.wonder child.

Mozart as a Mozart as a young childyoung child 

Type of child prodigies Type of child prodigies

Child prodigies Child prodigies can vary in the can vary in the

following following subject.subject.

Musical talent Musical talent MathematicsMathematics PhilosophyPhilosophy

ArchitectureArchitecture ActingActing DirectingDirecting Drawing/Art Drawing/Art EngineeringEngineering

SportsSports

Examples Examples of child prodigies of child prodigies

The youngest Chess The youngest Chess Grand Champion at 22 Grand Champion at 22 however however Garry Garry Kimovich KasparovKimovich Kasparov was ranked among the was ranked among the top 15 in the world in the top 15 in the world in the games of chess at the games of chess at the age of 4.age of 4.

Noah Gray-CabeyNoah Gray-Cabey Youngest Person to Youngest Person to perform solo in Sydney perform solo in Sydney Opera House at the age Opera House at the age of 4.of 4.

Child Prodigy Child Prodigy Characteristics Characteristics

Abnormal short term and long term Abnormal short term and long term memory. memory.

High IQ for age High IQ for age Advanced Comprehension Advanced Comprehension

Most times all child prodigies are Most times all child prodigies are musically gifted.musically gifted.

Child Genius Child Genius

Kim Ung-YongKim Ung-Yong At age 4 he attended At age 4 he attended

a University and a University and received Ph.D at age received Ph.D at age

15.15. Has the worlds Has the worlds

highest IQ. highest IQ.

Adult life of child Adult life of child prodigy prodigy

Most prodigies can Most prodigies can not innovate not innovate

Most prodigies life is Most prodigies life is hard hard

Most prodigies Most prodigies become regular become regular

people people Some prodigies Some prodigies become famous and become famous and

rich rich

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SourcesSources Wonder Kids: The Remarkable Lives Wonder Kids: The Remarkable Lives

of Nine Child Prodigies by Charis of Nine Child Prodigies by Charis CotterCotter

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