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The Giveaway this week was sponsored by... me, @TwinHappyJen :-) The prize was free ad space for the month of October on TwinHappy and in the first edition of TwinHappy Quarterly! And the winner was: @doubleupbooks!
The QOTW was: Do you think your twins have more or less problems with separation anxiety, because they are twins?
My response to this question was, I believe that my girls have had little to no problems with separation anxiety, at least partially because, they're used to having more than just me around :-) While I have a great bond with my girls, they also have each other... as well as their Father, their older (teenage) half-brother and sister who live with us, their Grandparents who they spend the night with on occasion... I think it's made them feel really secure that whether I'm with them or not, they will always be well taken care of. And, no matter your family situation, I think having a twin can definitely help a child realize that they are never truly alone.
Of course, this is just my personal experience... here are some other responses:
@Jezfarmer they don't mind leaving mum and dad as long as they have each other. All alone is a no no.
@katepickle no problems separating from me... HUGE problems separating from each other!
@glidinglara so far, at 4 months, I'd say less. Because they're so used to being passed around.
@soulsistahd No separation anxiety, but it's not because they're twins. They've been in daycare since they were 2 months old.
MrsCBerger I don't know yet! I hope less because they will be more accustomed to people coming and going and adjusted to change.
writercarrie Mine are almost 11 months, and I've yet to see it. I wonder if it's because they are used to multiple caregivers?
luckyduck21 My twins seem to have more probs w/sep anxiety. They're rarely apart and when they are each asks for the other.
childsplayx2 Our shy twin does benefit from being a twin - there is less anxiety. But they do have anxiety being separated from each other.
indigoeyes One twin is more attach to the other than the other way around. But their sep. anxiety w/ me is about same.
ToddDavis1969 In our 19 mo. old ID boys, we have one twin that is more independent & one that desires more attention/will spontaneously hug
@WildFlowerSweet my twins were just split up in K. 1 was a trooper about it, the other took a while to get used to it.
@childsplayx2 Today my wife is going to pick up our son early to do a 1on1 date. Daughter is freaking out a bit. *sigh*
renae_m4r Mine have HUGE separation anxiety. At 17.5 mo, they won't leave my side or each other. I don't think it is normal.
Photo Challenge: The photo challenge this week was to post photos/video of your twins on their first day of school! Here are the submissions:
@LYIS http://twitpic.com/gys93 - Pic of my twins on their BIG BROTHER'S first day of preschool today.
@soulsistahd A day late - didn't get my camera pic dwnloaded. Here's a phone pic of the twins' 1st day of school: http://twitpic.com/h2tfl
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