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Entries Tagged as 'Preschoolers'

Back Two the Future: “Which one is the evil twin?”

February 16th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 15 Comments

Have you been asked this?
I’m sure we’ve all gotten variations of the question. “Who is more outgoing?” “Is one good and one bad?” “What are their personalities like?”
Once someone asked me which one was my favorite.
I don’t mind the questions, especially the “rude” ones, because usually I can joke about it and I’m so excited [...]

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Tags: Behavior · Other people · Preschoolers

Learning how to play with my kids

February 15th, 2010 by Goddess in Progress · 4 Comments

You’d think that, at 2.5, I’d know how to play with my children.  And to a large extent, of course, I do.  But the truth is that I spend a large portion of the day coordinating, shuttling, refereeing, and then getting out of the way when they’re actually playing nicely with one another. We go [...]

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Tags: Fraternal · Preschoolers · Toddlers · potty training

brotherly love

February 1st, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 13 Comments

When I was pregnant with my twins, I remember reading something that warned parents of multiples against thinking their babies needed them any less because of having been born a multiple. I was bummed when I read that.
We did our best to parent our twins as we had our oldest. I nursed them, they were [...]

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Tags: Behavior · Development · Older children · Preschoolers · Relationships · Sleep

My boys say goodbye to their comfort objects

January 19th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 17 Comments

Just before Christmas, my boys had their dentist appointment. Their teeth looked great (despite our lackluster brushing schedule), but the dentist had one concern.
“How’s it going getting rid of the pacifiers?” he asked P.
A look of panic flashed across P’s face, and he turned away from the dentist.
He tried again. “Are you guys gonna give [...]

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Tags: Celebrations · Development · Preschoolers · Relationships

Separation anxiety taken to a whole new level

January 5th, 2010 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 11 Comments

The boys were cleaning their room, as I had asked. I was clearing the dinner dishes. I should have recognized the relative calm as the freakishly low tide just before a tsunami surges in.
I heard G, my firstborn twin, making his awkward way down the stairs, touching both feet on each step before descending. “Mom!” [...]

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Tags: Development · Preschoolers · Relationships

Back 2 the Future: Twin flashbacks

October 20th, 2009 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 10 Comments

My twins are 5 now. Five! When I’m out with the kids, I’m more likely to be asked whether they and their older sister are triplets, than I am to be asked whether the boys are twins. The spectacle of twinfants in a double stroller is behind us, replaced by the more alarming spectacle of [...]

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Tags: Behavior · Development · Preschoolers · Sleep · Toddlers · potty training

The ability to self-soothe begins to emerge around 61 months.

September 23rd, 2009 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 5 Comments

At five years old, my twins may be the oldest reflected here at HDYDI. They make up for that by having the maturity and social skills of two week olds.
I’m kidding! Mostly. During their first year, they attended two home daycares until we convinced my sister-in-law to watch them. She continued until I quit my [...]

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Tags: Activities · Behavior · Childcare · Development · Preschoolers

Easy

July 26th, 2009 by Jen from Diagnosis: Urine · 13 Comments

This weekend, we attended two lengthy family celebrations. In years past, these sorts of celebrations filled me with dread. Where the normal person sees a relaxing cookout, I see an eternity of chasing kids, sweating, breaking up fights, prying hickory nuts out of small slobbery mouths, etc. Definitely not relaxing.
This weekend was different. My twins [...]

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Tags: Activities · Celebrations · Development · Family · Other people · Preschoolers

The unexpected side effect of separating multiples in day care

July 7th, 2009 by LauraC · 9 Comments

My 3 year old fraternal twin boys have been together in group care since they were 3 months old. One of the reasons we chose our day care was that it provided the option to separate the boys at any age group. Our original plan was to separate the boys for a year before “real [...]

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Tags: Childcare · Mommy Issues · Preschoolers · Working · potty training

Please Vote! Tuesday, June 2nd

June 2nd, 2009 by MamaCyn · 9 Comments

Hello Everyone! Enormous thanks go to our wonderful MoM’s who have agreed to “try out” for HDYDI! We are beyond thrilled that so many of you are reading along with us, and we hope you enjoy our contest week. Please vote for the author you would like to hear more from, as the authors with [...]

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