I may be speaking out of turn, and i don't want to pass any kind of judgement (as has rightfully been said in the thread, we don't know the full story, so hard to know)... however, looking at the website makes me think of one thing -

this little boy, who is incredibly talented and WOW!... is his dad's project. His dad is a PhD who gave up his job to have a new full-time job at which he expects himself to be 100% successful - and that job is his son. It seems to me - and again, my opinion - a bit unfair to small child to be someone else's project, and not his own. I want to help lead my children, help provide them with the best that i am able to to help them accomplish their goals of being.. a spanish teacher who is a an astronaut who practices veterinary medicine while in space... or, whatever. And helping them see the possibilities. But it's ultimately, i think, about what they want to make of themselves in life, isn't it?