Twins at home
Pasta with sausage
- this is how children always answer me when asked what they would like to have for breakfast (dinner). Children of all ages love pasta. But mine love not only to eat them, but also to play with them, and sometimes create them.
Playing with pasta is the best way to keep my twins thoroughly occupied while I'm cooking.
When I was still pregnant and found out that I was expecting twins, I began to read various literature about the development and upbringing of twins, and almost everywhere it was said that twins would definitely have problems with speech. Then I began to study literature about how to stimulate speech, and, first of all, about hand motor skills. And when my kids began to grow up, we very often played (and still play to this day) with them various finger games (fortunately, I know a lot of them from my grandmother), play with toys that I made myself, filled with various small objects - millet, cereals, etc. When the kids grew up, I read that you need to let children play with cereals - this greatly contributes to the development of fine motor skills, and therefore speech. But you can’t imagine what the kitchen turns into after the first minutes of the twins playing with small loose cereals! Cereals, peas, etc. were everywhere! On the floor, in all corners, on tables, chairs... even under mom’s pillow. And even thorough cleaning after this entertainment did not help to completely get rid of all the consequences. Therefore, these games quickly stopped.
But one day Anya (we were a little over a year old at the time) saw a beautiful curly pasta on me and asked me to play. I gave her a couple of pieces, she sat down at the table and started playing with them and putting them together. Andrei came up and, naturally, he wanted the same thing. Fortunately, there is always plenty of pasta. They sat quietly the entire time while I was cooking. And large pasta is much easier to remove from the floor.
Next time I offered pasta again, only because... I opened a new pack, added a couple more pieces to the ones remaining from last time, only of a different shape, and we began to fantasize together. From the horns and ears we got a dog and a pussy, we added shells and we got a car. So over and over again we used pasta of other shapes. The multi-colored pasta “Makfa Fantasy” was a real find. Then we began to compose whole multi-colored paintings.
Twins anniversary
Maybe this will be useful to you...
9 myths about twins.
Myth No. 1: Twins are born every other generation.
The predisposition to having twins is transmitted genetically, it is true. But this “feature” may never appear.
In general, with twins everything is not so simple. Babies born from more than one egg may well be born in different generations of the same family. And the coincidence of twins emerging from the same egg is still a mystery to science.
Myth No. 2: They are always born by caesarean section. Not always. Some gynecologists perform cesarean sections with twins even less often than with one child. Of course, the likelihood of a cesarean section increases depending on the number of twins you are expecting. But you can give birth to two brothers or sisters on your own!
Myth #3: All twins are born premature.
The risk of premature birth is high. But not all twins are born prematurely. The full gestation period for the birth of one child is 40 weeks.
But experienced obstetricians say that it is normal if twins are carried a little less - 37 weeks.
Myth No. 4. All twins have the same set of genes and chromosomes.
For those who emerged from one egg - yes. So-called dizygotic twins are no more genetically similar than ordinary siblings. Although twins, no matter what they are, have different fingerprints.
Myth No. 5. Twins have different characters. One is gentle, the other is a terrible mischief.
No, everything is like ordinary brothers and sisters. Another thing is that they are constantly trying to compare them. Therefore, everyone wants to prove their own separateness. Sometimes it comes to fights. If you remember that each of them is an independent person, the relationship can be balanced.
Myth No. 6. The older twin is the first in everything. The younger one is the follower. Minutes pass between the birth of the twins, during which time nothing important can happen. And even more so something that would influence the development of personality.
Myth No. 7. All twins are “psychics.” They sense each other from a distance.
There is no clear data on this matter. Geminis spend a lot of time with each other. It is understandable that they can assume the thoughts of another at a certain moment.
Although the twins themselves convince others that this is not a myth, but the pure truth.
Myth No. 8. It is better to separate twins at school. Or vice versa - put them at the same desk forever and ever.
For teachers and educators, separating twins may be better. But no permanent form of school placement is suitable for twins. They should sit together. But also apart. How? Yes, just change places every year, as all students do!
It is better for twin children to start studying in the same class. When twins are separated before they have learned independence, they will not be able to concentrate on their studies.
Myth No. 9. Due to their external similarity, it is impossible to distinguish them.
Some twins look alike, and some don't. But even identical twins with identical physiognomies have subtle differences. A mole, a protruding ear, a way of smiling... To see the difference, you just need to get to know them better.
Each twin is already from birth and by virtue of birth a divine being, in any case a supernatural being” (B. Kochubey). - test their abilities
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In the upper reaches of the Congo, the mother of twins had to strictly observe the following ritual: she always carried the child born first on her right hand, and the child born second on her left. If they greeted her, she had to thank her twice, that is, for each child separately. If she herself greeted someone, she also had to do it twice so that both children were obedient. For the same reason, she had to eat with both hands, otherwise one child would fall behind in nutrition. She received double gifts so that neither twin would feel left out.
Twins on the street
When we were one year and 4 months old, our double stroller broke. But, fortunately, by that time we already knew how to walk well. We live in such an area that in order to get to a playground or a safe street, you need to move a considerable distance from your house and cross 2-3 busy roads. Naturally, my kids, who had just climbed out of the stroller, refused to walk by the hand and made attempts to run in different directions as soon as they left the house. The only thing that stopped them was if I started telling (preferably in poetic form) what we see around.
Puppy
On the lawn, when the bell rings, a puppy is pouring out, he is collecting daisies for his beloved horse...
Car
I'm rocking and flying at all speeds. I myself am the driver. I myself am the engine! I press the pedal and the car rushes into the distance.
Traffic light
On the road for a long time Our assistant is the traffic light The red light turns on You and I have no way Waiting field, Yellow light - Attention The green light is on Come on in, he says.
And the kids themselves asked me the topics: “Mom, tell me on tiptoe.” About the bird, so about the bird... Because. I couldn’t always remember the poems, I had to improvise and compose:
Birdie
A small bird A small sprout Jump-hop, Jump-hop A bug - clap.
True, it didn’t always work out smoothly, but the main thing is that it fulfilled its task. 
I paid special attention to traffic rules, because... We live in the city center, and children will soon have to become independent road users.
The road in this place is very strictly lined! For pedestrians to see the Striped Crossing!
And thus we walked to the site and back. Soon we got used to walking by the hand and we didn’t have to talk to each other. But I still had to entertain. And then I came up with a game. We walked along the road to the site and looked for pussies everywhere
, dogs, birds... live and drawn.
As I got older, I complicated the task - we began to look for geometric shapes
- a circle, a stripe (line, segment), a square, a triangle.
We had these figures in one children's game, so we already knew them. And now, when we walk, we look for the letters
, on the way to the site the letter
O
, and on the way back the
letter T.
On the street. Just a little advice. I always have a beach ball in my purse, wherever we go. It takes up minimal space and whenever I need to distract or entertain the children, I can take it out, inflate it and start a game, and I think everyone knows a lot of games with a ball.
Congratulations for twins
Twins are a mystery of nature. They divide everything in half: Joy, trouble and adversity - The kids can handle everything. On your birthday I wish you: Happiness, health, warmth. I sincerely congratulate you, I wish you love and goodness. So that they help each other, When life is hard. So that we don’t walk in circles, but always live lightly. I wish you inspiration, double success, love. And also great luck and happiness in life to find.
You are beautiful, no doubt about it. You conquered the whole world, Appearing overnight, Bringing happiness with you! We wish you good health and congratulate you on your birth. The blessings of the earth - for all years, Be happy always!
Happy birthday to you wonderful twins. May there always be double happiness and double joy in your life. Let both success and luck multiply by two. May one sun shine brightly for both of you. May you always have a strong and lasting bond. I wish you to live and enjoy everything that happens, I wish you never to be sad and constantly support each other.
More congratulations in prose →
You are used to doing everything together: Play, laugh, jump, run, Even born on the same day, And where did you come from: So bright, funny, Cheerful and lively?! I heartily congratulate you! I wish you good health, always grow up happy and give only positivity! Let your loved ones adore you and dote on you!
You two entered this world, You are a souvenir for each other, Given by life and from God, Like a precious talisman. May everything be okay with you, have many friends, love, believe, cherish, take care of your parents. Happy Birthday! To you - smiles, mood, wishes from relatives, happy, daring days!
One dad, one mom, birthday on the same day, for both of you, constantly, everything is divided in fate. Let such a coincidence only bring benefits, Let your mood be bright, Definitely, all year round! And heaven will provide you with twice as much happiness, With pleasure you can rush to new, bright shores!
Today is a double holiday, Name day squared! You are always used to dividing everything in half. Twice as much happiness Therefore, I wish, May fate multiply the gifts by two! May there be enough health and optimism for a long time. Financial freedom: So as not to save, but to spend! These are the wishes I have formed. I’ll shout to you twice as loud: happy birthday!
Such a wonderful, bright date, it’s your birthday today, guys! Let your eyes sparkle with joy, And let your heart believe in miracles! Go through life with a beautiful smile, And you will have everything you want: Lots of toys and sweet candies, So that every moment is warmed with happiness!
Please accept congratulations on your double birthday, Being twins is so cool, This honor was given by fate. I wish you happiness in life, to be a support for each other, because your enormous strength is not afraid of any blizzard.
Happy birthday to you, dear twins, and I wish you to grow up healthy and happy. So that they help each other, Don’t fight, don’t quarrel, So that two cheerful voices don’t stop talking in the house. So that you give your mom and dad double happiness and always share the joy with each other.
May your double birthday bring only happiness, In an enchanting mood May it last all year round! All dreams will come true, So that you are on horseback, And all plans will come true, So that you can become doubly successful!
