So your trying to raise your child prodigy, but where best to focus their talents and your money to get the best out of you both

1. Child Prodigy Parenting Guide

2. So you’ve given birth to a genius.
That’s great, but how are you
going to maximise their
potential?

3. Firstly you’ll need to identify their
natural latent talent, be it sporting,
musical or pure intellectual aptitude
and push, push them hard.

4. The Tennis Prodigy
The top tennis players like
Quick Facts
Federer and Nadal earn millions
of pounds every year, but players Success Chance: Low
ranked outside of the top 100 Yearly earnings: £22 million
struggle considerably to make a Investment: £250,000
living. Meaning your investment is Age to start: 4 to 5 years
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

5. The Football Prodigy
Everyone wants their son to be a
Quick Facts
world famous footballer. David
Beckham pulls in about £24 Success Chance: Medium
million a year from football. The Earnings: £24 million
average salary is around Investment: minimal
£600,000. There are around
Age to start: 4 to 5 years
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

6. The Musical Prodigy
U2 earned a record breaking
Quick Facts
$195 million last year. The
average concert pianist may earn Success Chance: Medium
a little over $100,000. The Earnings: varies
average wedding singer can make Investment: varies
$15,000 a year. As you can see Age to start: 4 to 5 years
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

7. The Intellectual Prodigy
So your kid has brains. Well
Quick Facts
there really isn’t a hell of a lot of
money in knowing about stuff Success Chance: High
other people don’t. A professor Earnings: £150,000
at Harvard might earn £150,000 Investment: £10,000
a year, winning a Nobel prize
Age to start: The womb
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

8. Good Luck