Wonderkids Nowadays in Russia the most popular TV program is "The best" (Лучше всех - http://www.1tv.ru/shows/luchshie-deti-strany-obedinyaytes). Essence of it is showing kids who do some better then others - acrobatics, language learning, singing, dancing, sports. These children are really wunderkinds, but I wondered how is good it for them? How many child prodigy are we know who became genius in adult life? The first who comes to mind is Mozart who started composing at the age of 3. If we google these topic we will find list of gifted children (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_child_prodigies), but how many of them are we know? The the most important scientists, authors, artists in history became famous then they were adult. Why is it so? Is it because child prodigies are rare or we don't find them well or childhood don't guarantees bright adult success? What do you think about it? I tried find some studies about child prodigy, but didn't notice anything interesting and credible.