Toddler Genius Has Einstein IQ
2-year-old Oscar Wrigley can’t tie his own shoes yet but he’s already accomplished something most of us never will: He’s been accepted as a member of Mensa. At just two years, five months and 11 days old, Wrigley is the youngest boy in Britain ever to join the 63-year-old organization for smart people. Â
His parents, Joe and Hannah, say they recognize that all parents believe their child is special, but admit they suspected early on that their son really was. He was extraordinarily alert as an infant and quickly developed an amazing vocabulary. But being bright-eyed and forming complex sentences isn’t enough to gain entrance to the exclusive Mensa organization. It takes a high IQ and at 160 points, Wrigley’s is a full 60 points above the average person’s.
When your kid is as smart as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, you can expect some unusual parenting challenges. In fact, Oscar’s dad says at some point he fully expects his son to realize his parents are idiots.  But let’s be realistic here. Genius IQ or not, that is something all parents can look forward to.
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Best of Strollerderby October 16, 2009 | Famecrawler commented on Oct 17 09 at 4:00 pmsnarky mama commented on Oct 12 09 at 11:41 amIf the kid is smart, won’t he still be smart when he’s older? Why in the world would a 2 y/o want to be a part of Mensa? And, really, if I were a Mensa member, I would be a little offended they were letting babies in the group. I mean sure, he might be a genius, but should anyone be a part of a smarty-pants group when they are still wetting their own pants?
Ali commented on Oct 12 09 at 2:06 pmMensa offers educational resources for bright children. one of my children is a member. It also will help when they decide to enter a college. I know several kids with IQs in that range and they all use the resources Mensa offers. IQ does change over time for children usually increasing until about age 14 where it levels off and remains. It never goes down unless the person experiences some sort of injury to the brain. I also belong to Mensa and have no problem with 2 year old members.
mbaker commented on Oct 12 09 at 5:24 pmIs it really a good idea to be testing the IQ of toddlers? My son is an incredibly smart toddler (he’s 2.5 yrs old and tests at having at least a 47 month vocabulary) but I have no interest in pushing him intellectually. I say that at that age you should follow their lead and let kids be kids.
DCMama commented on Oct 13 09 at 5:36 pmWhere would you even get such tests? IQ or a test that told you your kid had the vocabulary of a 47 month old?
karmamama commented on Oct 13 09 at 9:45 pmTalk about parents living vicariously through their children. How ridiculous. Let your baby be a baby for a little while longer.
MoreAnon commented on Oct 14 09 at 3:39 amI am a member of Mensa, and it has always been our organization’s policy to accept people of any age, if they meet the requirements (IQ in the top 2% of the population). And I’ve always found it fun to talk with smart kids! (Though sometimes a trifle intimidating.) I wish the article had detailed some of the behaviors, vocab, whatever it was that tipped them off to the toddler’s smarts, though.
mbaker commented on Oct 14 09 at 9:52 amMy son has been having some problems and Early Childhood Intervention tested his verbal skills along with a host of other things in order to see if he qualifed for their services. I would not have seeked out such testing because I think it’s ridiculous unless it’s needed for some reason as we did.
msuprel commented on Oct 14 09 at 2:59 pmEinstein was right about the shortcomings of Quantum Mechanics and so therefore String Theory is also the incorrect approach. As an alternative to Quantum Theory there is a new theory that describes and explains the mysteries of physical reality. While not disrespecting the value of Quantum Mechanics as a tool to explain the role
of quanta in our universe. This theory states that there is also a classical explanation for the paradoxes such as EPR and the Wave-Particle Duality. The Theory is called the Theory of Super Relativity.
This theory is a philosophical attempt to reconnect the physical universe to realism and deterministic concepts. It explains the mysterious.
dude - if you really had a 160 commented on Oct 18 09 at 9:58 pmComments…then you would know that IQ tests are incredibly unreliable and non-predictive in very young children. geez.
Rachel commented on Oct 21 09 at 4:37 pmI think IQ tests are just one of many tools you can use…….including your own experiences and pediatrician!
