Raising Twins After the First Year Everything You Need to Know About Bringing Up Twins - from Toddlers to Preteens

by Gottesman, Karen

• ISBN13: 9781569243381
• ISBN10: 1569243387
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-20
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Every parent of twins knows that raising them can be full of unique challenges. Getting through the first twelve months may be especially difficult, but that is only the first hurdle. In Raising Twins After the First Year, author Karen Gottesman, a mother of boy-and-girl twins herself, guides parents through the many specific issues they will face as their twins grow from age one to ten. She covers ways to deal with "the terrible two's times two"potty training, the legitimacy of cryptophasia (twin language), sibling rivalry, managing double mood swings, how to start to give your twins independence, and much more. Completely practical and down-to-earth, Raising Twins After the First Year will be a useful and comforting resource for every parent bringing up twins.

Author Biography

Karen Gottesman is the mother of eleven-year-old twins and the author of The First Year—Scleroderma. She lives in Pacific Palisades, California.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	1	(10)
Age 1	11	(20)
You Survived Your First Year, Now What?
Time to Put Your Running Shoes On
Age 2	31	(16)
The Terrible Twos Times Two...Fact or Fiction?
Managing Your Two Contrarians
AGE 3	47	(24)
Preschool—Are You Ready?
Oh eah,What about Potty Training?
AGE 1 to 3 TRICKS OF THE TRADE	71	(16)
Traveling with Toddlers—A Survival Guide
Eating Out: How Not to Get Kicked Out of Your Favorite Restaurant
Cryptophasia aka Twin Language—Does It Really Exist?
Age 4	87	(18)
Out of Control, Out of Bounds
Your Twins Have Their Own Preferences Now
Learning to Tame Your Two Devils
AGE 5	105	(26)
Devils Turned Angels
Big Kid School—Together or Apart?
AGE 4 to 6 TRICKS OF THE TRADE	131	(34)
Twin Rivalry Sibling Rivalry-The Attention Game
How's Your Marriage Holding Up?
Going Back to Work...Or Not
AGE 6 to 8	165	(28)
Surviving Your Twins' Multiple Moods
Keeping Up with Your Adventurous Dynamic Duo
AGE 9 to 10	193	(22)
Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun
Smooth Sailing, Home Free
AGE 6 to 10 REALITY CHECK	215	(28)
Dealing with Divorce, Special Needs and Other Crises
Twin Types: Identicals vs. Fraternals
This Ain't So Bad Now (Til Adolescence, That Is)
RESOURCES	243	(10)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	253	(2)
INDEX	255