Should twins be treated as individuals or as a pair?
That's the question that is answered as part of an interview I recently had with twins book author, Joan Friedman, PhD - author of Emotionally Healthy Twins. Not only is Dr. Friedman a psychotherpist, but she is also a twin, and a mom of twins. Her qualifications make her an expert in the field of twin psychology.
Read the interview here at http://bit.ly/mgyyw.
Read the interview here at http://bit.ly/mgyyw.
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Permalink Reply by Angie Cleland on -
Good article -- I hope to be able to find a good balance in raising my girls, maybe as a pair of individuals? I don't know. I know a girl who's parents raised her and her twin sister to be "individuals" so much so that they now hate each other as adults.....
Hopefully we can find the right mix and balance.
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Permalink Reply by Shelby on -
Well said, Angie. It's definitely a challenging balance. I liked how you said "a pair of individuals" - a unique way of putting it.
Angie Cleland said:Good article -- I hope to be able to find a good balance in raising my girls, maybe as a pair of individuals? I don't know. I know a girl who's parents raised her and her twin sister to be "individuals" so much so that they now hate each other as adults.....
Hopefully we can find the right mix and balance.
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Permalink Reply by Kellie Asaro on
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Great interview Shelby! Just had a chance to read it through. Dr. Friedman has such a unique point of view, considering that she was a twin herself.
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Permalink Reply by Shelby on
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Thanks, Kellie! It's definitely made me rethink some of the things that I do for my twins.
Kellie Asaro said:Great interview Shelby! Just had a chance to read it through. Dr. Friedman has such a unique point of view, considering that she was a twin herself.
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Permalink Reply by Amanda Quraishi on -
I've found that mine had very strong individual personalities from the moment they were born, so it's never been an option to treat them as a single unit. Of course, they are b/g so it might be harder if they were same sex or identical.
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Permalink Reply by Abigail Pogrebin on
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Hi everyone. I've been asked about twins and individuality many times, and have answered this and other twin questions on my authors blog. I hope you have a chance to check it out: http://abigailpogrebin.com/blog/dear-abby-of-the-day-what-if-my-twi...
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