As if researching inexpensive balloon artists for one birthday party isn’t enough, a parent of twins should now do it twice?! Dr. Joan Friedman, author of Emotionally Healthy Twins: A New Philosophy for Parenting Two Unique Children, strongly advises that parents host separate birthday parties for their twin children. Having a separate party shows your […]
At a recent playground outing, my friend, another twin parent, was complaining about a streak of bad behavior from her twin son, who had just turned three. He was hitting his twin sister, not following the house rules about where he may eat food, and seemed to cry at the tiniest obstacle. My friend was […]
Ever notice that friends and family will call your children “the Jamison twins”? No? Just replace your last name for “Jamison” and now tell me — do people refer to your kids that way? Or maybe they’re called “the twins” or “the twinnies.” In my interviews, almost all of the twins did not like to […]