Tag Archives: development

What They Are Saying at Almost 4.5

Posted on January 26, 2013 by parentwin

I do a words and phrases list every now and again to track cute things that will soon vanish from my auditory life forever. The girls are speaking more and more clearly now, though they insist on certain pronunciations more … Continue reading →

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Preschool Pointers – 13: Don’t Give Up

Posted on November 11, 2012 by parentwin

Problem: It’s been three months since you’ve seen your child. You don’t know who this monster is who has replaced him, but he sucks. He won’t listen, he won’t talk, he won’t reason. All he does is demand things, then … Continue reading →

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Inviting Twins — Etiquette

Posted on October 26, 2012 by parentwin

With the advent of my kids making friends, comes the individuality of one of them being better friends with one person, while the other is better friends with another. So what happens if your kid only likes one of mine?   READ … Continue reading →

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First Friendships as a Twin

Posted on October 17, 2012 by parentwin

My twins do everything together. They’ve never been apart. They prefer to be together always, and like I’ve said before, I’m just convincing them that they don’t have to compete over all the specifics and that they can (gasp) like … Continue reading →

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Special Days — Twins’ Style

Posted on October 12, 2012 by parentwin

My twins are four. They know they are different people. They know it. Yet their lives revolve around this fierce competition, a strange competition, in which no one must win or lose, but all things must be equal at all … Continue reading →

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The Dark Ages of Twindom

Posted on October 4, 2012 by parentwin

Some problems are exacerbated with twins. I’m sure some twins are expertly behaved at all times, and some singletons have many more issues than my twins, but I’m saying that some issues exist purely in the realm of twindom. I’m … Continue reading →

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Guest Post – Raising Toddlers in Love

Posted on September 5, 2012 by parentwin

Today I have a guest post that draws attention to some simple parenting knowledge that sometimes gets overlooked. _____ I have raised two children that have passed the toddler stage, but I remember it well. I have several cousins who … Continue reading →

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Cookies and Communication

Posted on September 1, 2012 by parentwin

This morning, my girls were discussing the cookie-making we’re going to do this afternoon. Dulce wants to make chocolate chip cookies. Natalina wants to make sprinkled cookies. We’re making peanut butter cookies…because I’m the mom and I don’t care what … Continue reading →

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Preschool Pointers – 3: Wait

Posted on August 26, 2012 by parentwin

Problem: You want your child to do something, a developmental milestone you hope for them to reach. But they won’t or they can’t, and everyone is frustrated and it just isn’t going how you’d hoped. Note: Want is the key … Continue reading →

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Growing Up, the Good and the Bad

Posted on August 25, 2012 by parentwin

My little girls are in preschool. Both in the ‘wow, they’re growing up’ way, and in the ‘they are actually, right now, not in my house’ way. Both ways are fantastic. But, let’s talk about growing up. I have a … Continue reading →

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