Camp Will Be a Good Test

So our twins finally know that they will not be in the same class next year. They are going to a new school for grade one and the school is unable to keep them together. There are several sets of twins and triplets in kindergarten alone! The principal, however, to her credit has made sure that they are in classrooms that are next to each other, and in the same "pod." We had requested this if they were not together.

So in preparation for the move to the new school, my wife and the kids went on a tour of the school, and each child was shown "their own" classroom. We hadn't actually told them yet that they would be separated because nothing is official until it actually happens. But also, because we hope that camp will be a good test for daily separation. They have done lots of programs separately from each other, but have always been in the same class or day care room.

Since we have always had to secure their day care spots during the summer, this will be the first time that they will be at camp. At first they will be at the same camp, but different cabin groups as boys and girls are separate. However, they will travel on the same bus back and forth and will know at least a couple of kids on the bus. My daughter will also have a friend from the school we are leaving in her group. Then our twins go to different specialty camps and we have to transport them to different locations. Neither know of any friends attending, so they will have to make new ones.

I am thinking that this should be a good test for their separation, and it couldn't come at a better time. And any how, as a teacher I am quite aware of the inherent resiliency of children. School class separation at this point is probably the best for them, and so camp will be the perfect preliminary for the main event in September.

My Book "Twice Blessed: A Parent's Guide to Twins" is Now Available!

I started writing this blog and some magazine articles about two years ago. When I started this blog, it was really just to post parts of the articles that I had published, and occasionally I added a thought here or there when something came to mind, that would be not be suitable for an article. But after several articles were published in both Twins Magazine and the Bulletwin, along with a couple in other publications, my wife urged me to turn the articles into a book. I agreed, as long as she provided the photos to go along with it. It had to be a team effort. Well, the book got written, and her photos were added, and it is now finally available to the general public. It is entitled Twice Blessed: A Parent's Guide to Twins and is currently available through Bookstand Publishing (in pdf and paperback), Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and Indigo.ca. It is also available in most online book retailers and in e-reader format for Kindle, Nook, and Kobo. For more information, you can either go to my website (unless you just came from there) at www.twiceblessedguidetotwins.com and/or "Like" my Facebook page at www.facebook.com/twiceblessedguidetotwins. The website and the Facebook page will update you on the book's availability. I hope you read the book and find it both helpful and enjoyable.