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James Gunaseelan

Parenting twins can be a lot of hard work and a lot of fun too. Twins naturally seem to attract more attention than single babies, and outings with them can increase their parents’ socializing to a great extent. Young parents living on their own may find the physical work and the expenses involved in caring for two infants simultaneously quite daunting, particularly if they have no help. Twins often need to be fed together and just cleaning them and putting them to sleep seems like a never-ending cycle. It is tough to decide which is worse - if they are hollering together, or if one wakes just as the other falls asleep. Parenting twins is no cakewalk!

As the babies grow older, parents realize there are plenty of advantages in parenting twins. Twins usually are wonderful companions to each other, and it is a sheer joy watching them play together from a very young age. The fact that they have company all the time often makes them ahead of children their age in play school. This does not mean they do not fight, or that they want to be together at all times – twins need their individual spaces too.

It is very easy to treat twins as a package deal, and keep them together at all times. The first tip for parenting twins is to treat them as individuals. They each have their likes and dislikes, as well as skills and failings. It is unfair to shout at them together, or treat them as one person with no individual preferences.

Another important factor to bear in mind, while parenting twins is never to compare them with each other. Their progress from infancy will be at each one’s own pace, and their talents and skills may differ. Parents of twins tend to get anxious when one does not keep pace with the other, but it is important to remember that they are two individuals. Twins are usually considered to be inseparable, and activities are often planned for both of them together, particularly if they are of the same sex. However, they should be encouraged to make other friends. Each of them must be allowed to develop friendships and activities that do not necessarily include the other.Parenting twins is a wonderful experience and though it may be hard work, parents should enjoy the double benefits they bring to their life.

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