Talk About Twins Devoted to twins, twin relationships, and parenting twins, this website features timely articles on twin pregnancy, toddler twins, twins in school, tips for traveling with twins, and Q & A advice for parents of twins. http://www.talk-about-twins.com/index.html Two Twins, Two Grades? What to Do When Only One Twin Struggles in School Each year parents of twins grapple with the question of whether they should separate their kindergarten-bound twins or keep the pair together. As hard as that decision is for some, just imagine if that question suddenly became, “Should we hold just one child back for another year?” Hear what the experts have to say. http://talk-about-twins.com/html/what_to_do_when_only_one_twin_.html Fifty Pounds and Still Gaining: Thriving in a Multiple Pregnancy Pregnant with twins or triplets? From the pros and cons to prenatal testing and choosing the right doctor to tips on how to help avoid a premature delivery of your twins, lifestyle changes, and the best diet for a healthy twin pregnancy, this excerpt from the revised, second edition of Double Duty helps moms-to-be thrive during a twin pregnancy. http://talk-about-twins.com/html/twin_pregnancy_-_prenatal_care.html Six Twin Experts Tell All A few weeks ago, I attended a conference hosted by the UCLA Center for Society and Genetics where six panelists presented their findings in the field of twin development and genetics. Read a transcript from the evening. http://talk-about-twins.com/html/six_twin_experts_tell_all--tal.html One and the Same: An Interview with Author Abigail Pogrebin In her new book, One and the Same: My Life as an Identical Twin and What I’ve Learned About Everyone’s Struggle to Be Singular, author Abigail Pogrebin examines twinship from the inside out seamlessly weaving her personal journey with twin sister Robin along with interviews from dozens of twin experts, parents of twins, and twins themselves. Read excerpts from our conversation. http://talk-about-twins.com/html/one_and_the_same__an_interview.html Question of the Month: I have fraternal twin boys who are 16 months old. Recently one of the boys has become super aggressive. He steals his brother's toys, hits, bites, throws food and bangs his head on the wall or the floor. It seems like nothing I can do will make him happy or calm him down. Any advice you can give me would be great. Learn to understand the source of your toddler's aggression and help him verbally articulate his frustration rather than physically acting out at himself or others. http://talk-about-twins.com/html/need_advice_on_twins_.html Quest for Independence: When Twins Enter Middle School The middle-school years bring huge changes for all children as they begin to mature into young adults. It’s a time when a parent's advice means less and a friend's opinion matters more. It’s also a time of growing independence and there in lies the twin conundrum--multiples must not only learn to break free from their parents but they must also separate from their co-twins. http://talk-about-twins.com/html/quest_for_independence__when_t.html