Are Child Prodigies being treated the right way?

I was reading a few articles about Child Prodigies and was quiet startled to know what all they have to go through. 😔
Instead of enjoying the joys of their childhood, they undergo immense pressure at such an young age; and in most cases the pressure is from their parents who want to their child to excel at any cost and ASAP.

I read this in an article,

The parents of a seven-year-old science prodigy have begun a world-wide search for a university place for their child, with the warning that “a great mind could be lost” if he is not offered the chance to pursue his studies at degree level.

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Is this behavior of the parents justified: Denying the true nature of their own children, whisking them from one state to another, one interview to another; being under constant watch by the Press?!

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Or is it the right thing to do so that the society does not lose a Genius in the making; and deprive the child of his childhood?

I also read that child prodigies are discouraging people, especially for the adults. For example, a person of 35 years who has published a book feels underachieved if he/she finds out about some child who has published a similar book. The concept is like achieving something important at a young age is more impressive than achieving something important as an adult.
Do you think the child prodigies are discouraging people?