Since the age of 3 my son has spoke of Religion or anything to do with Religious aspects. One day he told my husband and I Jesus was standing right behind him. Then he went into this detailed discription of how Jesus was crucified. He descriped how he had a "nest" on his head. He physically showed us how he was crucified. Another time, he asked to play with my Nativity set I had out during the holidays... I said it was okay so long as he was careful. He told my husband and I of some story, he described what it was like when baby Jesus was born and that there was a war going on at the time and that it was very important that baby Jesus leave. He physically showed us how Mother Mary and Joshep and baby Jesus were leaving.
He has had no religious teachings of any sort nor has he been told of any biblical stories.
He also has this keen memory. He remembers when he had surgery for his double hernia. He even described what the surgical tools sounded like.
When he was 3 he had an imaginary friend. He talked and talked about.
And last year at preschool, for Career Day, he choose to dress as a Priest and said this is what he wanted to do when he grew up. That he was going to be the Pope or a Priest.
He is a very very passive child. In school, rather shy but gets along well with his peers. Although, he tends to enjoy the older crowd of kids...
He still expresses interests in Religion and often speaks of God.
Could my 5 year old be gifted in some way? Some of his complex questions on religion baffel us and we don't know how to answer...
Thank you