I don't like to sound boastful, or brag about my son. But I am in the process of getting my son tested by an educational psychologist because I am curious to see how 'gifted' he is. But I am wondering if this is just something that every parent thinks their child is and like I am one of those pushy parents. The nursery room supervisor approached me recently, showing me photos of the things he was doing on the blackboard unprompted (some maths equations and writing the alphabet) and told me they would try to do some more activities tailored to him.
The reason I want to get him tested is because I want to help him develop in a more academic way, perhaps changing his nursery to one that will have more of a curriculum, getting private tuition which is age appropriate, finding kids more like him etc.
Right now, all he knows has been taught to him at home. So he is kind of home schooled but in a fun way where really he is the boss and everything we do is just around his interests. I also worry about him getting bored once he reaches school age as the nursery room supervisor said that in her opinion he was on the level of a primary 2 year old (Scotland).
He is nearly 3 and a half and is reading, though not fluently(we haven't really practiced all that much but he can read some kids books all the way through). He is sounding out words and asking constantly how a word is spelled. He is great at maths, he does basic addition and subtraction up to 20. But can do other ways bits beyond that for example adding x number to a whole number. He can recognise and tell me a written number in the thousandths and can write them down if I give him a number. He has a basic understanding of gravity, some body systems, the water cycle and some others. He is always asking 'whats inside x?' so he learns that way. He know very basic chemistry, such as the structure of an atom, some chemical formulas and a few functional groups as well as how the abbreviations on the periodic table work. He can write all the numbers, as Ive mentioned, and can write the alphabet (sometimes doing fancy and bubble letters) and write words though he generally writes in capitals and doesn't get spelling correctly (he writes them how they sound). He also can count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 and is learning 3. He can count them to any number though he generally never reaches 100 (unless its multiples of 10) because he gets a bit bored demonstrating.
Am I being a pushy parent? As after reading on here, he is clearly not the only child his age in the world that can do this, so in a way am I just clutching at straws? Or am I validated for wanting to challenge him more and look for more suited environment etc? I am kind of just looking for validation in a way, is he gifted or is he just the normal intelligent toddler?