Product Description

"Raising Twins" guides you through the physical, emotional, and cognitive developmental differences and challenges specific to twins. Straightforward and reassuring, this book addresses the key issues that impact twins from babyhood all the way through adolescence: Sharing and comparisons Competition and rivalry The "secret language" of twins The good twin/bad twin myth Teen-specific issues like dating and applying for college And much more including lively, candid discussions with twins and their parents

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #284229 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Synopsis
A guide for parents of twins examines the physical, emotional, and cognitive development of twins and discusses competition and rivalry, the "secret language" of twins, the good twin/bad twin myth, and related topics.

Customer Reviews

A practical and comprehensive guide, easy to read
If you want a detailed guide on how to survive your first year with your twins, this is not the book for you. There are more suitable titles available, which cover feeding twins, sleeping arrangements etc.

The focus is very much on how to bring up your twins as individuals, and as such it is very good. It's written in a clear, easy-to-read style. There are no magical answers, but lots of useful suggestions.

If you don't like books with a very US slant, avoid this one. It's easy to read, unlike some US material, but the section on schooling refers exclusively to the US school system, and the interviews with twin families (which I liked) are all with US families.

Other than that, I am already finding it very useful - infact we have already implemented some of the sugestions for our family (3 year old daughter and 9 month old identical boy twins).