[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 12/21/2011

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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 12/20/2011
10:15 am - 12/21/2011

1. Re:Speech delay question (scrappylynn)
2. Comment: Speech delay question (Sandpiper)
3. Re:Speech delay question (hashagen5)
4. Comment: Nanny Holiday Gift/Bonus (sfbamob)
5. Comment: Nanny Holiday Gift/Bonus (sheilaschroeder83)
6. Comment: My 16 month old twins don't seem to like... (dm_sonora)
Topic: Speech delay question

 My boys are 23 months, and not really talking much tho they
 vocalize all the time...

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 1. scrappylynn says...
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 12/20/2011 9:23 am
 
 My girls didn't start putting words together and 'talk'
 until around 26 months or later. I was concerned, but
 the pediatrian was not. I read once that twins get
 their 'language' from each other which is immature,
 rather than from say a singleton getting their language
 modeled appropiately from an older sibling.Good
 luck,WendyAlicia/Kira(4/07)
 Email author: scrappylynn at yahoo.com
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 2. Sandpiper says...
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 12/20/2011 12:25 pm
 
 I think your kids are in a normal range. From what I've
 read twin boys are most disadvantaged because girls
 usually have earlier language development and twins
 feed on each otger's progress. Our girl (now 27mo)
 speaks very well in mom's language and can express
 herself somehow in daddy's. Our boy is way, way behind
 in either language, likes to mumble, point and whine.
 We are back and forth on starting therapy for him.
 Email author: sfushome at yahoo.com
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 3. hashagen5 says...
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 12/20/2011 6:21 pm
 
 Many years ago, the Club had Dr. Elizabeth Bryan speak.
 She was a pediatrician in the later stages of her
 career and had devoted virtually her entire career to
 twins and twin development in the UK. She started the 
 first multiple support groups in the UK. She talked in
 large part about language development and why it's
 delayed in twins (all twins, not just identicals). In
 very short summary -- her thesis was that most infants 
 acquire much of their language from one-on-one
 communication with their primary caregiver -- often
 their mother, and that in twin or higher order multiple
 families, that time is in short supply, ergo twins can
 learn to speak fully later than singletons. I
 remember that she said when twins were measured 
 against many language milestones, they often lagged
 behind singletons except in one area -- the speed of
 reply. Any one of us who has had two toddlers who 
 want the same toy know that's true.Sadly, Dr. Bryan
 died a few years ago. Somewhere I have the newsletter
 summary of her talk that I wrote (about 10 years ago), 
 and would be happy to share it if there is interest.
 Email author: hashagen5 at aol.com
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Topic: Nanny Holiday Gift/Bonus

 Hi there,
 
 We have 13-month old twins, and this is our first holiday
 with a nanny...

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 4. sfbamob says...
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 12/20/2011 7:18 am
 
 We give 2 week's pay.
 Email author: cornmob at gmail.com
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 5. sheilaschroeder83 says...
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 12/20/2011 8:08 am
 
 we give one weeks gross pay and a gift or two.
 Email author: sheila.schroeder at macquarie.com
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Topic: My 16 month old twins don't seem to like each other
at all!

 Since the very beginning, my b/g twins have seemed rather
 oblivious of each other...

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like each other at all!"

 6. dm_sonora says...
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 12/20/2011 12:26 pm
 
 I see similar competition between my 15 mo. old
 identical boys. The best solution I've found is to
 separate them and to carve out mommy and me time for
 them both while the other one is with another adult.
 Joaquin really needs time to play with his toys without
 getting them grabbed out of his hand by his bro. And
 both love the one on one attention with an adult and
 with me. It eases the tension, they are so much more
 mellow when they are alone with an adult. And more
 mellow after a 'solo session'.-Darca
 Email author: darca at hub3.net
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