My daughters all know their Bat-Mitzvah parshiot, jmeaning the parsha that was layned in Shul the Shabbos after they were born. No of course we did not have them called to the Torah (though JF02 has no reason to be looked at askance, especially when it was an all-female minyan). I wouldn’t personally do that, but if it is muttar (and I am told it is), why not if the eprson feels the need? I made it choshuv to my daughters to know the parsha that was layned at their time of birth,and when we celebrated their becoming Bnot mitzvah with a family seuda, their divrei Torah were based on that. I also made sure that we have always marked the occasion of our children’s real birthdates (the Jewish ones), as well as the secular dates. My kids are among the few whom I know who actually know their Jewish birthdays.
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