How to nourish my dear son...

[JC2021]

My son is so intuitive, sensitive and a beautiful old soul, he will be 3 in October..! He amazes me with the things he remembers and the music he likes..

For example Dom McClean Starry night - he says "mama, this is beautiful"...

Omg heart melts.. I'm not just saying this, but he isn't your average 3 year old.. (at times he certainly is!) but I mean his general level of awareness.

At times I'm quite gobsmacked..

He is wonderful and so kind..

How do I nourish this old soul? Ensure he is understood in settings when I'm not there?

Beat me to it PinkFootstool

Hate to tell you but he's perfecty normal.

What mine said and did at 3 amazed me but because it amazed me what 3 year olds were capable of feeling and expressing not because I thought mine were special.

I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the OP. Some kids are old souls and you can tell from a young age. I know a 7 year old kid who plays the violin, and moves himself to tears by his own playing every time. Hilarious but obviously extremely cute too.

I would try not to pigeon hole him just yet, and just be led by him. As he gets older, offer a range of activities, eg, both poetry and boxing, and see what kind of things he gravitates toward. I don't think you really need tips, you know how to cherish and love you son, for who they are, snd I'm sure you do a great job.

With my first I thought how smart she was but then I realized she was a typical baby.😂😂

I hate to break it to you OP but he's totally normal.

@CoastalMum101

Is he your first by any chance?

However it is lovely to read about such a loved little boy. When the time comes, settings like nursery will ask you about him and what he's like and then get to know him for themselves. My sensitive wee soul of an eight year old ds wrote a love song for his guinea pig last night....

My DS was like that. However he's not my PFB so I didn't think anything of it

I'm not saying he's not normal just aware that as he's becoming a bit older, I can see traits in him that I haven't seen in many other kids his age, his friends etc.,

Yes first time mama 😂 sound a bit loopy, I agree! I also posted that thread on another page by accident, I meant to start a new one..

A few people have commented that he seems advanced for his age.. I'm not one to fluff anything

Can anyone tell me PFB means??

Old soul , is usually attributed to elderly people, who are sweet and kind, and have a lovely demeanor.

I guess that you spend time talking to your son a lot. and he is absorbing a lot of the nice little things that you say to him.

Perfect First Born.

He's obviously not wiping bogies on your walls yet!😅

Can anyone tell me PFB means??

Why - is Google broken.... again??!!! Damn...

@JC2021 I’m sure you have an utterly charming little chap, however in the loveliest way I think you might need to have a quick read through these…

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/mumsnet_classics/4337478-what-s-the-most-pfb-embarrassing-moment-you-ve-had

Erm isn't it DON McLean? Nourish his soul by providing correct information?

Haha obv. A joke post….

I do also remember three being quite a romantic age in my dc (all thoroughly normal) it's when they tell you that you are beautiful and they want to marry you and live with you forever . It passes[ grin]
My fifteen year old ds physically winced when he came upon me singing in the kitchen yesterday

Since you have posted both this question and one regarding temperament it would be worth reading about the diagnosis of giftedness. It is a complex diagnosis which does not present the way many expect it to. It may not be applicable but it's good to at least have it on your radar on the off chance.

Not only is he not special but he probably looks like a potato too.

Sorry.

My son has always been described as an old soul.....he's 14 now and his insight into some things is incredible!
He also comes out with some of the most mind boggling drivel you could ever hear in your life....we just look at him incredulously and he says I'm going away to think about why I just said that
Honestly, if you don't want to ostracise yourself from every other parent you will come into contact with just calm down!
If you don't I predict a thread in another year or so asking why no-one at the school gates wants to talk to you.

Lmao this reminds me of my DM who truly believes her grandchildren are all geniuses, their not, just 3 lovely children

OP ignore the unnecessarily rude comments on here. Yes it may be a PFB moment but your DS sounds magical, enjoy this lovely lovely stage xx

@PinkFootstool

Take him to the Sistine Chapel?

I wouldn't use a word like 'gobsmacked', it's not very nourishing.

Tbf you’ve described my 4 year old! He’s a real old soul as well, and crazy kind and thoughtful! And not my PFB!

I always thought pfb was precious first born