When I found out I was pregnant with twins, I purchased all the books I could find on the topics of being pregnant with and raising twins. This was, after all, our first pregnancy and our first children, and I wanted to learn everything I possibly could about providing them with the tools they needed [...]

Birthdays are a big milestone for any child, but planning a birthday party for twins or multiples may be challenging. While your twins are double the adventure and double the fun, remember that they are individual people with completely unique personalities. When it comes to birthday parties, the idea is to keep things equal, and [...]

When you have twins in the same classroom, building friendships can be challenging … especially if one twin feels less liked by some of the other kids in the class. Learning how to develop friendships with new children and interact with new personalities can be challenging for twins in the same class, especially when one [...]

As a mother of twins, I hear a lot of comments and questions about multiples. Yesterday at school, the mother of a student in my boys’ class  mentioned that she referred to my boys as ‘the twins‘ and her son immediately corrected her and said “Mom, don’t call them ‘the twins.‘ ‘They are Kaden & [...]

Chaos is a term that goes hand in hand with bringing home a new baby, but you’re having twins, triplets, or possibly more. Babies are a full-time responsibility and having multiple babies can be more than you expected. Here are some survival tips to help keep your days running as smooth as possible. 1. Get [...]

Everybody wants their children to share, but for multiples who share everything from the time they are conceived, you may want to teach them it’s OK not to share too. Predisposition to Sharing From the time of conception, multiples begin sharing what is theirs with their siblings. Some share a placenta, while others share the [...]