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30th Anniversary
Can There Ever Be Enough of Me?
Our Annual Holiday Gift
Guide is Here! Great Gifts for everyone
on your holiday list!
Tips to Consider Before You Name Them!
have you huGGed your twins today?
table ofcontents
In Every Issue:A Note from the Publisher ____________ 3
News _____________________________ 4
Mailbox ___________________________ 5
TWINS Bookshelf & Shop ____________ 35Check out all these products available in our online store!
Double Takes _____________________ 36Your adorable holiday themed twins/multiples!
16 Can There Ever be Enough of Me?
Columns:A Word from Dad ___________________ 6Helpful Holiday hints? Move over Martha Stewart…by Bill Mcgee
Raising Twins through Each Age & Stage
Pregnant with Twins— Before You Name Them Consider These Tips! by Ruby Coats Mosher ______ 10
Infant Twins—Have You Hugged Your Twins Today? by Adam P. Matheny, Jr. ______________ 12
Toddler Twins—The Truth about Santa Claus by Janet Gonzalez-Mena ___________________ 14
Preschool Twins— Can There Ever be Enough of Me? by Patricia Edmister, Ph.D. ____ 16
LOL: Laugh out Loud _______________ 34Try & Try Again by Miranda Snow Gustavson
The Truth about Santa Claus14
34 Try & Try Again
10 Before You Name Them Consider These Tips!
Holiday 2014
Holiday Features:“The Month Before Christmas” a holiday poem by Craig Chappelow ____________ 8
Our Annual Holiday Gift Guide – Gifts for everyone on your holiday list _________ 18
On the Cover:
Introducing our cover twins, Addi and Britt, identical twins age 20 months from Belton, South Carolina. They have an indescribable bond and always help each other by bringing pacifiers or shoes and they often comfort one another with hugs and kisses. In addition to their love for playing with their dogs, Spanky and Opie, they also enjoy playing outside, dancing, playing with their dolls, books and tickling each other.
Cover Photography taken by: Jaime Wright of Wright Photography
www.wrightphotographysc.smugmug.com
18 Our Annual Holiday Gift Guide
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ANOTEFROMTHEEdiTOr
Holiday 2014
Life is not always fair or equal…I have always been one of those twin moms that
felt like I had to always try and be fair and equal. Even when my boys were mere infants and I would start cuddling and hugging one baby, I would find myself feeling extremely guilty that I hadn’t done that with the other one and would feel this over-whelming need to go over pick the other up and show the exact same affection and attention I just gave his twin. Of course it didn’t matter that he was perfectly content and happy in his swing, laughing and smiling without a care in the world and I wasn’t even on his little baby radar. It was the pressure and guilt that I was placing on myself to always be fair and equal that made it difficult for me to feel like I was giving them both the same and equal treatment.
My fair and equal style of parenting continued as toddlers when, during the holidays, I insisted that they should have the exact same truck because I didn’t want them to fight over it and everything had to be fair and equal. Not to mention that I couldn’t bear to hurt their feelings if I actually chose the wrong thing to give them, like giving the truck to one and an action figure to the other and then this would somehow create a ripple effect of resentment and disappointment that would only end in their ongoing therapy sessions as adults!
It wasn’t until many years ago, one of my twin boys said to me, “One thing I always hated during the holidays was when people would give us the exact same thing because it would make me feel like they weren’t really thinking about me.” What great insight coming from a 9-year-old (at the time).
Whoa… stop the presses! What? I was so worried and caught up in keeping everything fair and equal that it never even occurred to me that they really felt this way. As parents of multiples, one of our biggest challenges is to highlight and nurture each of our children’s individual qualities and find what they are passionate about and then do whatever we can to support them in pursuing their passion!
Over the years, it has gotten much easier for me to find unique gifts that each of my kids will love and enjoy because all four of my boys are very different, unique people and they are passionate about many different things. So before you go out and buy two of every toy to make sure everything is fair and equal, stop and think about what each child would truly love and don’t get caught up in the fair and equal trap like I did. You will find that by doing so, it gives you a great opportunity to get to know and love them even more (is that possible?) and it takes the pressure off of you to always remain fair and equal.
After all, when in life are things really fair and equal? I know by teaching them this lesson early on, it will only give them the tools they need to cope when they do experi-ence unfair situations in life. Life isn’t fair or equal.
We know you are going to LOVE this year’s annual Holiday Gift Guide because it is packed with so many great gift ideas for everyone on your list! You can learn more about any of the products featured inside this issue by clicking on the photo or link. There are some really great finds so Happy Shopping! If you’re pregnant you will want to read our article about tips to consider BEFORE you name your twins and we get to the real truth about Santa Claus with your toddlers. We also cover the topic, “Can there ever be enough of me?” while we also talk about the importance of hugging and touching your twinfants! Be sure to see if YOUR adorable holiday-themed photo of your twins are in our Holiday Double Takes section – they are all so cute and catch up on all the latest news in the twins world inside this issue, too!
We are very thankful and appreciative of all of your loyalty and support over the years! We have just wrapped up our 30th anniversary year of being the world-leading resource for everything relating to twins/multiples and look forward to a very bright and exciting future. Wishing you and yours a won-derful and joyous holiday filled with all the magic and happiness this season can bring!
Sincerely,
Christa Reed, Editor-in-Chief
Volume 31 Number 6Holiday 2014
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PUBLISHERSWilliam F. Cody, [email protected]
Regina Rubin [email protected]@twinsmagazine.com
EDITOR-IN-CHIEFNATIONAL ADVERTISINg DIRECTORChrista D. [email protected]
ART DIRECTORMichelle [email protected]
CUSTOMER SERVICEWilliam F. Cody, [email protected]
CIRCULATIONWilliam F. Cody, [email protected]
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Holiday 2014
Craig Chappelow; Ruby Coats Mosher; Patricia Edmister, Ph.D.; Janet Gonzalez-Mena; Adam P. Matheny, Jr.; Bill McGee; Christa D. Reed; Miranda Snow Gustavson
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