Are you a parent of twins? Here are some useful tips to manage them:-
- Parent can set a routine for both the kids, be it for meals or nap times.
- Doctors recommend that even in case of twins, mother should go for breastfeeding instead of bottled milk. If mother is not comfortable breastfeeding the twins at the same time, she can nurse one after the other.
- To make life easier for the mother, she can call her parents or in-laws for a few months to help in bringing up the twins and also for household works.
- If one of the twins comes down with a contagious illness, mother can reduce the risk of getting infected to other by separating another child and keep in different room.
- As mother has to breastfeed two, her nutrition is extremely essential. She has to eat well.
- As sleeping time for the mother might get disrupted, she can take naps during day-time when twins are asleep.
- Mother should never hesitate to ask for help from her partner, friends and relatives.
- Parents should respect their twins' individuality and understand their different likes and dislikes.
- Dressing the two alike may look cute only during the initial years. However, this habit should be discontinued once they grow up.
- As comparison leads to criticism and that can be very harmful to the child, parents should avoid comparisons. They should be treated equally.
- Parents should give one-to-one attention to each kid as far as possible. They should be rewarded or punished individually for their behaviour.