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By Christa D. Reed It seems like every year right around November 6th or so, ample time for my four boys to have crashed and burned from their fog of sugar…

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Dec 2021

The Myths of Motherhood

Like many new mothers of twins, I managed to get through that first year by sheer willpower putting one foot in front of the other, changing diaper after diaper, almost…

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Dec 2021

Family Life Parenting Twins Toddler Life

To Nap or Not to Nap?

Nap time can be vital to the health of parents of twins, if not to the twins themselves, who usually readjust their sleep habits to find ways of getting the…

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Dec 2021

Pregnancy & Birth Twins Basics

How to Succeed in Nursing Multiples

There it was again–another look of disbelief. Melinda's confidence dipped a little lower with each look or thoughtless remark: "You're not going to nurse twins, are you?" or "You'll have…

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Dec 2021

Health & Wellness

Make the Most of Your Twins’ Pediatric Appointments

By Judy Gyde When Kim brought her twin-toddlers to the pediatrician’s office, one child cried the whole time and the other kept asking for cookies. By the time Dr. Carter entered…

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Dec 2021

Family Life Parenting Twins Toddler Life

The Toddler Transition from Crib to Bed

By Janet Mena-Gonzalez Thump. I remember that sound as plain as day—the sound my son made when he climbed out of his crib for the first time. He managed the feat…

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Dec 2021

Family Life

Where Have All My Friendships Gone?

By Kitty Just Calling old friends! Calling old friends! Come out…Come out, wherever you are! As the mother of two singletons and 1-year-old twin boys, I created this slight “fun” variation…

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Dec 2021

Family Life Parenting Twins School Years

Focus on Me not We: 5 Tips to Advocate for Your Children’s Education

By Shawnta S. Barnes As an educator who is a mother of identical twin boys, it is important my fellow educators understand best practices for children who are multiples. In my…

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Dec 2021

Pregnancy & Birth Twins Basics

7 Tips on Recovering from a C-Section

Let’s face it moms, from the moment we discover we are pregnant, we have this idea in our heads of how wonderful having a natural birth will be with no…

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Dec 2021

Family Life Parenting Twins Toddler Life

Parenting doesn’t get easier, it just gets better!

Have you ever heard of the parenting quote about raising children…“Parenting doesn’t get easier, it just gets better?” Although shocking and certainly hard for me to believe, my twin boys…

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