Dad's Guide to Twins

Being a Father of Twins: a Twin Dad’s Toughts

What it is like to be a father of twins. Thoughts, challenges, joys, and insight into the adventure of being a twin dad.

How to Tell Newborn Twins Apart in Pictures

With all the pictures you are taking of your newborn twins, how will you tell them apart? When your twins arrive, they will be swaddled up by the nurses at the hospital and whisked away to the nursery to warm up and be measured. Since the hospital has a standard set of blankets and head [...]

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Can both parents keep working after twins?

An expectant twin dad wrote and asked, “Can both parents keep working after twins?” The short answer is yes, they can. If you both really want to, you can make it happen. However, you both have to really want to work. If one or the other parent is at all a little undecided about this, [...]

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How can I love my twins as much as my other child?

An expectant twin father that already has a son asks, “How can I love more children as much as I love my current son?” This frequently asked question is one asked by most fathers, particularly those having a second child (and third in the case of twins). As you begin the parenthood journey, you grow [...]

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How to Juggle Time Demands with Twins and a Toddler

I got a great question this week from an expectant twin father who already has a young son at home. He wondered about how he would juggle time demands with twins and a toddler. Having a toddler by himself is a handful for any parent. When you combine that with newborn twins, things get really [...]

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Using Positive Peer Pressure to Your Advantage with Twins

A wonderful advantage of twins is built-in peer pressure. Be it good or bad, you’ll find your twins mimicking or following each other. If left unchecked, this can become a downward spiral of bad behavior. On the other hand, with some gentle guidance and praise, it can encourage good behavior. Fortunately, you can leverage your [...]

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Why the Turn Timer will Save Your Sanity with Twins

One of the joys of twins is that they learn to share early in life. Faced with a constant companion that often wants whatever limited resource is at hand, your twins will share or fight. The sharing moments make you smile, verbally praise your kids, and feel satisfied that they will turn out OK in [...]

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Twins Don’t Initially Think of Themselves as Twins

Your twins will recognize themselves as siblings–brothers or sisters–before they realize they are twins. Twin Label The label of “twins” seems to be pressed upon your twins instead of being something that they naturally recognize and claim for themselves. The “twin” label seems to be a reference point that is picked up later in life [...]

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When a Grown-up Twin Meets Your Twins

While out in public with your twins, many people will stop and ask you about your twins. This is natural and expected. Most often they will ask benign questions and then you part ways. Occasionally, you will be stopped by someone who is a twin themselves. You won’t get stupid questions about your twins from [...]

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7 Ways Infant Twins Are Fun to Take Out In Public

While it may feel like infant twins keep you stuck at home every day, the reality is that when you do go out in public, it is usually a noteworthy adventure. Any trip you take to the store, church, or park will merit superstar status. 1. Special Treatment Carrying twins around, one in each arm, [...]

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4 Reasons Infant Twins Keep You Stuck at Home

I talked to a friend who had twins recently and asked her what surprised her the most about having twins. She told me that she didn’t expect to be so anchored to the house. You’ll likely feel the same way with newborn twins: stuck at home. Why do twins create this tether to your home? [...]

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