This is a big year for my twins... they started kindergarten! Overall, it went much better than I expected. As usual with twins, they surprised me by switching roles! The twin I thought would have a hard time adjusting to kindergarten did fantastic, and the one I thought would have no problem has taken longer to adjust. This is also the first year they're in different classes after three years of preschool in the same class. For them, it's been good because they're not distracted by each other (they're very competitive) and they're making new friends. However, it's been harder for me because I have to keep track of two different sets of homework! But despite a few glitches, it's been a successful start to elementary school.
What about you? Have your twins started school yet this year? How has it been going? Share your experiences on TwinsTalk by...
Posting your stories about going back to school in TwinsTales.
Posting your advice for other parents about going back to school in the Articles or TwinsTips sections.
Posting your first-day-of-school photos in the TwinsPics gallery.
Honors for TwinsTalk!
TwinsTalk has been given several great honors lately! It was named one of the best informational websites for parents of twins and multiples by Double Up books! Click here to read the article.
And Sue Scheff of The Examiner.com named TwinsTalk one of her favorite "Mommy websites"! Check out the article here.
Multiples of the Month
Congratulations to Sadie and Madeline, the new Multiples of the Month! It's easy to see why the caption on this photo is "Got Milk?" Mom Debbie gets a book of her choice from the TwinsShop. Have you submitted your favorite twins photo yet?
What's New on TwinsTalk?
Do Parents of Multiples Have a Higher Divorce Rate?
Surely the stresses of raising a set of sextuplets and a set of twins must have contributed to the breakdown of Jon and Kate Gosselin's marriage, but what about other families with multiples? It's been rumored that parents with twins and more have a higher divorce rate, but preliminary findings issued by Mothers of Supertwins (MOST) from an ongoing survey they've been conducting on "Divorce and the Multiple Birth Family" show a different result.
This adorable story by regular contributor Cheryl Maguire highlights the uniqueness of twin personalities! Her very quotable (and photogenic) twins are pictured below:
TwinsTalk Is Now on Facebook
If you're on Facebook, be sure to stop by the new TwinsTalk page and become a fan. We'd love to have you join us! And feel free to befriend me on my personal Facebook page, too.
That's it for this month! Enjoy your last few days of summer and the arrival of fall weather.
Happy parenting!
Susan Heim
