Today's first time parenting tip - Read your baby's favorite stories to him every day.

When it comes to developing memory and learning to associate words with objects, there's no better tool than books. Every time you read them, the words and images are the same. If your baby loves a certain book, he could read it at least 15 times. And that's a good thing, because he'll be committing all the words in the book to memory.

As part of the 1st year round-up, here are my son's 5 favorite books. They're all great stories and a lot of fun to read with your baby.

• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• The Zebra's Stripes by Gabby Goldsack
• Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
• Millie Moo Touch and Feel Picture Book (Touch and Feel) by Roger Priddy

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