For child prodigies in fiction see Fictional Child Prodigies A child prodigy is a child who masters one or more skills or arts at an early age. One generally accepted heuristic for identifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 13 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding field of endeavor. Feldman, David H: "Child Prodigies: A Distinctive Form of Giftedness", National Association for Gifted Children, Gifted Children Quarterly., 1993, 37(4): 188-193. [LINK: http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/25/child-prodigies-biographies-lead_achieve07_cx_lr_0301prodigy.html] [1] There is some controversy as to at what age and standard to use in the definition of a prodigy. The term Wunderkind (from German: "miracle child" or "wonder child") is sometimes used as a synonym for prodigy, particular