Posted in Behavior, Development, Family, Feeding, Mommy Issues, Solid Foods, Toddlers, tagged family meals, letting go, picky eaters on June 8, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Our kids were glorious eaters. They would try anything. Sag paneer? Loved it. BBQ brisket? Couldn’t get enough. Ozzy could hold his own, but it was Abel who was the real superstar. We even nicknamed him Mikey. The kid would try anything and moan for more. We would hear parents complaining about their finicky kids [...]
Posted in Development, Fraternal, Infants, Twin Types on May 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’m a planner by nature, so when we found out at 18 weeks there were two boys in my huge belly, I needed to know the answer to one question - are they fraternal or identical? My boys were in separate sacs with separate placentas, so an ultrasound was inconclusive. In addition to my twin [...]
Posted in Development, Infants on May 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
When you’re pregnant with twins, you hear all kinds of great stories. The “special connection” your kids will have, how they’ll always be playmates, yadda yadda yadda. We all know the reality is not always so delightful. My newborns didn’t seem to have any acknowledgment of the other, didn’t sleep better next [...]
Posted in Behavior, Development, Toddlers on May 6, 2008 | 5 Comments »
The first time I saw Alex purposefully hit Nate over the head with a toy and laugh, I realized the toddler years were here and we needed a discipline strategy. During the first 18 months, most experts recommend distraction and redirection for undesirable behavior. As with most parenting advice, 18 months is a guideline and [...]
Posted in Behavior, Development, Identical, tagged behaviour, labeling children, labeling twins, self-fulfilling prophecies on April 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
When I found out I was pregnant with twins, I was determined to raise them as independent little people. I never referred to them as “the twins” and preferred that other people avoid that as well. When they were born, I tried my hardest to avoid dressing them in matching outfits (which was hard because [...]
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