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[quote=Anonymous]I sure hope so. I don’t live in a major city (Midwestern suburb). I think it’s fine to do what you can where you are. Our local library has symphony members and other professional musicians come and perform for free. DS6 goes with me and listens very well and now plays violin. I take him into the city occasionally for “real” performances.

When we travel we go to museums and other cultural activities. At home, we read together and I also leave things around for him to read and browse that I like. The TV is rarely on and when it is we are watching well spoken, urbane people cook or chat, or he watches calmer math or language programs. We take advantage of “cultural fairs,” language events, festivals and the like locally.

In the car, we listen to famous performances that I purchase or check out from the library. He often gets in the car and asks to listen to Beethoven 5th Symphony.

My kid also loves going to local pubs and eating a hot dog, plays rec football, collects Pokémon cards.  I think he is a normal kid and not a snob.

I do think it’s important to travel and for him to be exposed to other ideas and cultures. We try to make it to the east coast once a year and have started making international travel plans this year. It’s also important that YOU do things and model behaviors that you with to cultivate in your child. [/quote]

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