How did your parents select your name?
Are you named after anyone?
Was there a ceremony for the time you were named?
What day were you born?
Does your name have a meaning or come from a significant source (e.g., The Holy Bible or a special story)?
What did your family do to prepare for your birth?
Did anything special happen the day of your birth?
When did you learn to walk and talk?
What were your first words and who heard them?
Did your parents sing to you? Do your parents remember the song?
What games did they play with you?
What did your parents do for your first birthday? Was it something that is a tradition in your family?
Does your family have other traditions that take place during a child's first year (e.g., Baptism or Bris)?
Did you do things that made your family laugh? Ask your parent to tell you a funny story.
What was your favorite food? What food did you refuse to eat?

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