Four year-old with 159 IQ joins Mensa
 

Incredible.

And I thought my Niece was really clever lol.

Well she still is but not that clever.

My niece will be younger, she can count to two :lovedup:

Show off.

:shocked: Wow, amazing

It's an enormous pressure to put on a bright little kid... thrusting her into the limelight with comments like "... [with a score] just one point below Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking".

Urghh so jealous O.O

Hmm wonder if she knows how big a statement that is

Hampshire where I am from! Such a clever girl and I can imagine that she will have great success in life, but it is unfair to be put in the media spotlight at her age.

It's also a bit worrying that "intolerance of other children" is treated as a qualifier :/

That was my first thought when I read it too.

Thats crazy.

sassy

..it is incredible..but the gifted and talented children I've known...are never really 'children'..they're short adults..and I think that's a shame
..I remember one little girl..I never saw her smile..we were all too stupid for her..don't get me wrong she was lovely..and a great conversationalist..but I like to see children laughing at silly things and enjoying themselves..some gifted children are far too serious

My littlest neice is three and thinks it's totally within the realms of possibility that she could be a fairy when she grows up. I like that... There's plenty of time for thinking about serious stuff, but you never get a second crack at your childhood.

Yeah I don't envy her, saw a documentary on child geniuses and their lives actually look quite stressful and sorta unfulfilling, which sounds like the wrong word to use but as kids I'd say it's better that they should just enjoy thier few years of being completely carefree

I hope her talents get nurtured properly but I also hope she has a good childhood, child prodigies are usually put under a lot of pressure.

Wow clever girl, being hot housed does cause problems, but if she is naturally gifted she will get bored if not challenged I guess...

Not meaning to speak ill of the dead but do you think when she's older that she will go weird like Michael Jackson? if so then I feel sorry for her as it means she's been forced to live a life that she probably didn't want.

:laugh: basically the kid in the corner on their own

I taught myself to read at 3 years old.

I taught my mum to read at two.:wink:

I did the same at 4. I loved reading international news with foreign words.

:laugh2:
Aww.. :D

But anyway yeah hopefully her parents balance things out and ensure she has a happy childhood as well by not putting any pressure on her and letting her have fun too.

My mum never learned to read and write ..... :sad: