What happens to a person when his twin sibling dies? There is an area of research measuring the loss and grief suffered by twins when their twin siblings die. Identical twins tend to suffer more greatly than fraternal twins, but both sets generally feel a greater sense of grief than their non-twin counterparts do when […]
If twins are raised in different households, are they more or less likely to be similar to one another, compared to twins raised in the same household? The answer might surprise you. In a study about mothers’ child-rearing attitudes toward their children, researchers found that mothers of identical twins had a greater tendency than mothers […]
Humans of any age find great import in property. It’s something we buy, sell, loan, borrow, inherit, donate, and steal. It is one of the most controversial objects in a decedent’s estate or a divorce decree. Both what and how much we own determine economic and socioeconomic status. Ownership of property has been shown to […]
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 […]
I’m one of those people for whom parenting is not intuitive. I didn’t know that you weren’t supposed to use the word “no” in your baby’s first year lest she becomes more obstinate when she starts to challenge your authority. I didn’t know that television was so bad, or that alone-play was so good. I […]
Attention parents of twins, triplets, quads, and (gulp!) more: I have advice for you on how to raise your children in an emotionally healthy way. The good news is that the advice does not come from me. The great news is that the advice comes from twins and triplets themselves! I interview adult multiples to […]