I love visiting my sister and her twin girls. Not only do I get to spend quality time with my nieces but I also get to learn a lot about twins. The latest visit was a bit different though. My sister was worried that one of her girls was struggling with bad behavior. She had…
All sibling dynamics are tricky. But the relationship between twins and multiples can be even more complicated. To an extent, sibling rivalry is natural and even healthy. Rivalry happens when siblings compete for love and attention. Moderate levels of rivalry show that each child is expressing her needs and wants.
Having a child head to college is a big deal for most parents and those with teen twins are no exception. Twins bring a double dose of everything. You’ll get double the joy and pride of watching them prepare to head out into the world, as well as double the stress, pain, and bittersweet feeling…
This holiday season, make “shopping sustainability” your goal of the year. What with the excessive packaging and wrapping paper, with unnecessary bows and ribbons, it’s easy to do your part, as small as it may seem. When it comes to finding the perfect gift for your multiples this Christmas, eco-friendly products are easily available and…
You are finally going for that long-awaited trip to your in-laws, parents, or friends, and you can’t wait to get there. Now that you have your two twin toddlers as travel companions, it is a little more time-consuming and has to be well thought out.
My sister has teen twin girls and they’re driving her nuts. They seem to thrive on bickering about anything and everything and take every opportunity to argue and compete. They compete for the best grades, argue about who has better friends and even fight over who gets to pour cereal first in the morning.
Finding out that you are going to be parents can be an overwhelming feeling. When expecting twins, the joy is doubled and so are the challenges. Raising twins is definitely at least twice the work with very little to no sleep, multiple feedings, and possibly tandem breastfeeding and double the crying. The first year can…
Having twins means double of everything. Two sets of clothes, two sets of toys, and of course, a mountain of food. All of this takes up space which means you have to start thinking about where to put it. Follow these solutions to stop your home (and you!) from being overwhelmed.
Sally Barker is a pregnancy and birth trauma healing coach, podcaster, journalist, and author based in Perth, Western Australia. However, she is first and foremost, the proud mother of twin girls. Combining her background in journalism with her harrowing experience giving birth to premature twins, Sally wrote Double Happiness, Multiplied: What You Need to Know About Having Twins,…
The holidays are fast approaching, and we are all geared up to go on vacation and spend some time with our families. One way to spend the holidays is to gather every family member for one special occasion where we can create memories.