Celebrating The Holidays With Your Twins
In many ways, the holiday season became a lot more fun for me once I had children. It also became a bit more difficult. Holidays with children bring all sorts of wonderful experiences; but many of...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Twins: Yes, It’s Possible!
As a parent of twins you get used to being asked very personal questions by strangers. The question that seems to come from women most often, especially women who are currently pregnant with twins, is...
View ArticleLabels Are For Clothes, Not Twins
One of the first things I learned as a mother of twins is that people naturally want to label and compare things. With twins it’s often people’s way of figuring out who is who. “Kaitlin is the one who...
View ArticleThe Whole-Brain Child
Cerebral Cortex. Reptilian Brain. The Amygdala. All familiar words, but do you really know what any of them do? I know I really didn’t until I attended a lecture last weekend given by Dr. Dan Siegel...
View ArticleTwins and Individuality
“To be loved equally, is somehow to be loved less. To be loved uniquely – for one’s own special self – is to be loved as much as we need to be loved.” ~ Siblings Without Rivalry When our twins were...
View ArticleMindful Parenting
Late last year my 39-year old husband had just survived a heart attack. This dramatic event made me realize that I also needed to slow down and pay more attention to the life I was living. It was clear...
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