I thought by this point in their life they would be well enough exposed to have the concept of Christmas as celebrating Jesus birth down.
The answer started out accurately...
It has something to do with Jesus.
Yes, what about Jesus?
When he got on the cross?
No...
When he came back?
No...
When he was born.
Yes.
It made me think that as an adult I take a lot for granted. I wonder how often I fail to realize the impact of the fact that kids don't have the years of context and experience that adults have.
Kids (and all of us) need the stories told over and over.
Sometimes kids understand more than I expect, and sometimes less. I have to remember to be clear and not to assume too much in either direction.
As concerning as the child's lack of clarity about Christmas is, in some ways I feel quite encouraged by the responses. If you're going to be wrong about what we celebrate at Christmas, I'd say this child had great "wrong"(?) answers: Jesus' death and resurrection.
Even if we have some details to sort out, we're onto something here.
Come to think of it, that statement applies pretty well to a lot of us.
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