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Eighteen years ago, my parents trudged through heavy downpours during their two-week hiking trip to British Columbia. As often follows torrents of rain, two delicate bands of pastel hues adorned…

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Mar 2022

Family Life

Double Double – life with two sets of twins

Children are a blessing. Multiple children, a multiple blessing. Multiple multiples? Where do you even start to count your blessings? At the best of times, parenting is a challenge. Add…

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Mar 2022

Pregnancy & Birth

How to Prepare for Twins (While Eating Ice Cream)

Being pregnant with twins might, just might, make you want to binge-watch Hallmark movies and eat ice cream (double scoops). Okay, you also know that you need to prepare for…

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Feb 2022

Twinning

Tales from Twins: Twin Advice

By Donna Scrima-Black As an adult, I consider myself very lucky to have an identical twin sister. Now that we both have our own children, we often talk about the wonderful…

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Feb 2022

Twin Basics

Life with Twins: Our Cups Runneth Over

By Kandace York Whoever said there was no point in crying over spilled milk must have been a mother of twin toddlers. I had no concept of the amount of liquids that…

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Jan 2022

Family Life Parenting Twins

What’s It Like to Raise Twin Boys?

So you just found out you are having twins! Congratulations! You will soon be part of an elite group of moms whose mothering experiences qualify them for the “Believe It or…

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Dec 2021

Health & Wellness Mental Health

De-stress through the power of play

Christmas always elicits fond memories from my childhood. But today, as a parent, I turn my attention towards my children and find great joy in watching them revel in anticipation…

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Dec 2021

Family Life Parenting Twins Toddler Life

Six Steps to Potty Training Your Pair

By Mary Billiter Thomas Potty training… Now or later? My husband and I agreed to delay answering that dreaded question until we heard from the experts. Marriage and family therapist Nonie…

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Dec 2021

Family Life Parenting Twins

Who’s Who? Foolproof strategies for telling identical twins apart

By Alice M Vollmar “I burst into tears when I thought I was holding one baby and then discovered that I was holding the other,” recalled Marlene Flanders. “I said to…

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Dec 2021

Twinning

That ‘Twin Thing’

By Sally Campbell What’s it like being a twin? It’s predictable that’s what. Being asked the same set of questions over and over for the last 30-odd years is beginning to…

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Double Rainbows – Twinning in College

Double Double – life with two sets of twins

How to Prepare for Twins (While Eating Ice Cream)

Tales from Twins: Twin Advice

Life with Twins: Our Cups Runneth Over

What’s It Like to Raise Twin Boys?

De-stress through the power of play

Six Steps to Potty Training Your Pair

Who’s Who? Foolproof strategies for telling identical twins apart

That ‘Twin Thing’