Raising Twins: From Pregnancy to Preschool Author: Shelly Vaziri Flais | Language: English | ISBN:
B004FGMZ6C | Format: PDF
Raising Twins: From Pregnancy to Preschool Description
Offering practical, “can-do” advice for anxious parents expecting or already caring for twins, this handbook guides from the first news of twins’ impending arrival and continues through their early childhood. From how to set up the nursery, synchronize feeding and sleeping schedules, and potty train two children at once to discipline, family dynamics, and fostering individuality, this doctor-cum-mom shares her experiences of what works and what doesn’t and encourages parents to not only survive but also enjoy their twins’ early years. A special appendix on caring for triplets as well as preterm babies is also included.
- File Size: 610 KB
- Print Length: 208 pages
- Publisher: American Academy Of Pediatrics; 1 edition (October 1, 2009)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004FGMZ6C
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,342 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #11
in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Twins & Multiples - #18
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Siblings - #45
in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Siblings
- #11
in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Twins & Multiples - #18
in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Siblings - #45
in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Siblings
I'm really amazed that the average rating is around 4.5 for this book. My overall feeling is that it's dry, and not very unique to twins. As a parent of two young children (5yrs and 18mos), I'm looking more for a "crash course" in Twin Specifics. I'm looking for the tricks and 'shortcuts' that will help us survive, especially those early months. I want the honest truth: "what is it going to take, and how am I going to muster it?"... and I don't have much time to read (already a little busy with 2 kiddos). I'm so bored with the book right now, I'm struggling to get through the last few pages, I almost gave it 2 stars... but as a parent, I do relate to the advice and facts. I don't think they're wrong/bad...
Pros -
+ For First Time Parents, the author does a VERY nice job summarizing key parenting points, sleep training, naps, feeding frequency, formula/breastfeeding, etc. As a new parent with my first child, I probably would have given it 5 stars.
+ The author of this book has an older child, so there are some tips for managing sibling introduction and attention.
+ I'm a big fan of the Ferber sleep training method (and I think it gets a lot of unfair / bad press). This book explains it very eloquently. It talks about how to start sleep training without making it a scream-fest. It also goes one step further, giving ages/weights for when to start sleep training (something Ferber skirted around a little bit).
+ There are some illustrations for feeding positions (although you can just as easily find them online, or in the instructions for a twin nursing pillow).
Cons -
- It's mostly just a parenting book, with a twin 'flavor'.
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