Stories and Advice for Parents of Twins, Triplets and More
Sign up for blog posts and book updates now. Thanks for visiting!I had this genius idea a month ago. A well-intentioned friend told me about how she’d potty-trained her two boys, now four and six-years-old with this three-day training method. She then proceeded to gift me with her entire vast collection of little plastic toddler potties, including one that sings when…
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I was crossing a parking lot from the grocery store to the natural foods store, grasping one small hand in each of mine—the twins had gotten big enough that they could walk a fair distance on their own and sometimes it was easier to let them walk than hoist the 40-pound stroller in and out of the back of the…
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“And you had ANOTHER one?!” This is a question I often get, particularly from other parents of twins, when they realize that I had a baby after having multiples my first time around. Many of these parents have twins under the age four and are still in the throes of infancy and toddlerhood – another baby seems unimaginable. (And the…
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If you have more than one child, you know that the struggle of dividing things equally is real. Who hasn’t counted out the M&Ms in a bag to make sure that each of your adorable children gets no more and no fewer than their beloved siblings? (Obviously, the extra goes to Mommy.) And who hasn’t resorted to the iPhone timer…
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Raising multiples is challenging on so many levels. In the newborn stage, parents must reach superhuman status to keep up with the feedings, diaper changes, and laundry. During the toddler years, many moms and dads of twins and triplets envy octopuses with their eight arms, because it always seems like you are pulling one child or another out of trouble….
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“I don’t know how you do it,” comments Lorraine, my mother-in-law, on her first visit to her triplet granddaughters: Deirdre, Maeve, and Kiera, born in December 1987. The following June, she has flown from southeastern Wisconsin all the way to Montreal for this visit. Now she’s standing in the kitchen doorway watching me spoon spinach mush, tofu mush, then apple sauce…
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Expecting twins? Co-editor of Multiples Illuminated, Alison Lee shares some tips on how to prepare for twins mentally, emotionally, and practically. multiplesilluminated.com/2017/05/how-to-prepare-for-twins-mentally-emotionally-and-practically/
This is wonderful!
Britain's Oldest Triplets Celebrate 80th Birthday Together
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'We have never ever fallen out.'
Right after I found out I was having twins 2014, a dear friend shared this reassuring essay with me. You CAN survive twins. :) ~ Alison
you can survive twins. i promise.
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This week my twins, Chase and Harlowe (AKA Charlowe) turned 4. When they woke up, I heard them wishing each other happy birthday which was ridiculously cute
How do you manage mealtimes, playtimes and naptimes in your home with multiples? Jessica Marineau tells us how it works in her home. How do you manage the schedule in your home?
Managing Mealtimes, Playtime and Naps for Twins – Multiples Illuminated
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A mom of twins offers some ideas on managing mealtimes, playtime and nap schedules.
