Child Prodigy Parenting Guide
So you’ve given birth to a genius. That’s great, but how are you going to maximise their potential?
Firstly you’ll need to identify their natural latent talent, be it sporting, musical or pure intellectual aptitude and push, push them hard.
The Tennis Prodigy The top tennis players like Federer and Nadal earn millions of pounds every year, but players ranked outside of the top 100 struggle considerably to make a living. Meaning your investment is far from certain to pay off. It’s also a tough life for a successful UK tennis star. If you’d rather your child wasn’t hounded by the press it’s best to avoid this sport. Where to send them: IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy
Quick Facts Success Chance: Low Yearly earnings: £22 million Investment: £250,000 Age to start: 4 to 5 years
The Football Prodigy Everyone wants their son to be a world famous footballer. David Beckham pulls in about £24 million a year from football. The average salary is around £600,000. There are around 4500 professional players in the UK so it’s a better bet than Tennis for your exceptional offspring, but the competition is fierce. On the plus side investment is minimal. Get them flights to Dubai for the: Play the Arsenal way soccer school
Quick Facts Success Chance: Medium Earnings: £24 million Investment: minimal Age to start: 4 to 5 years
The Musical Prodigy U2 earned a record breaking $195 million last year. The average concert pianist may earn a little over $100,000. The average wedding singer can make $15,000 a year. As you can see the range of earnings is broad, as is the amount of investment you’ll need to put in. Training a prodigy Pianist is an expensive pursuit, as is funding the life of a wannabe rock-star. Where to send them: The BRIT School
Quick Facts Success Chance: Medium Earnings: varies Investment: varies Age to start: 4 to 5 years
The Intellectual Prodigy So your kid has brains. Well there really isn’t a hell of a lot of money in knowing about stuff other people don’t. A professor at Harvard might earn £150,000 a year, winning a Nobel prize could bag you £1,000,000, but at the end of the day a bright child is likely to do well in life. The cost of putting a child through University is not cheap, but the return should be reasonably certain if you can keep them away from the pub! Where to send them: University of Cambridge
Quick Facts Success Chance: High Earnings: £150,000 Investment: £10,000 Age to start: The womb
Good Luck