Learning to care for one baby is not easy but having twins can be very difficult though fun. A friend who is a twin and comes from a family with several sets of twins has always been a great resource for me to help parents of twins. She recently told me that there is a town called Twinsburg in Ohio where they have an annual twins convention. In checking the Internet I discovered it will be cancelled this year. However, there is a Twins magazine that can be accessed either digitally or in print. Information is available about the magazine on the internet. There are also 200 chapters of twins clubs across the U.S. They offer a great deal of support. Twin births are slowly increasing, so now one of every thirty babies is a twin.
There is a National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs that also offers a lot of information. Their number is 877-540-2200 and their website is www.nomotc.org. Another resource is www.twinsadvice.com. One of most important thing I have always stressed to parents of twins is that the twins should be treated as separate individuals. They should not be dressed alike and if possible be in different classes in school. Twins often have their own special language and it is important that they have playmates as they get older, so they don't just play with each other.
I have cared for many sets of twins and it has been fun to see them grow. I still hear from a favorite family who had twins and their first child is now a pediatrician who keeps in touch with me.
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