DR> Also, taking
 DR> him places in the world - the zoo, aquarium, a fire station (or for a
 DR> ride on the fire truck in October during Fire Prevention Week, if your
 DR> city sponsors such a thing), to a parade, and anything else fun and
 DR> exciting - these things provide life experiences which help in the
 DR> biggest development during a child's first five years: oral language. 
 That, and if the child's old enough to remember, they help to build the
 greatest memories!  :)
 
... Memories keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.
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