Working with twins of all ages and their families for many years, I have encountered a phenomenon that needs to be addressed and confronted. Parents seem clueless and surprised to find out how much twins begin to resent or be annoyed by their twinship as they get older. Many parents seem to be in utter [...]
Today’s review is on the book Emotionally Healthy Twins by Dr. Joan A Friedman, PhD. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of relevant information, and thought-provoking insight in this book! As a psychotherapist, mom of twins, and a twin herself, Dr. Friedman has a unique perspective on twin-issues, and although the parenting philosophy [...]
I was having coffee with a girlfriend who had just finished reading my book. With a perplexed and distraught look on her face, she confided that she felt upset and disappointed about the fact that it had NEVER even occurred to her to spend time alone with her son and daughter. She was shocked as [...]