Child Genius-car crash TV?

I watched the first (?) series of this last year, and although it was compulsive viewing at the time I didn't want to go through all that again!

Some of the parents (especially the mothers, it has to be said) seemed to be determined to go to any lengths to give their child the edge, although there were one or two children who did it for themselves and actually enjoyed it even when they didn't get through.

I was appalled by this programme though I didn't catch the first part of it. The parents , apart from one set , were, as you say ,close to abusive especially the ones of the Chinese/Korean (?) boy who had to endure all that strange Chinese "medicine". I feel that he could have been autistic with his inability to concentrate at home and his constant movement and bodily swaying. One girl lacked self confidence - not surprising when you saw the mother ! The fact that they got very upset when they didn't win suggested to me that they should not have been there in the first place. Give me the laid-back "normal" child any day.