1.) They can entertain themselves
Whether it's rolling the trains through the living room, scooting their tricycles around the kitchen, or just running around together in the backyard our twin boys almost always have a playmate in each other. I say almost always because they do get irritated with one another, but it's over pretty quickly. Sometimes it's not even that they are playing the same things as much as someone is playing beside them that helps. I'm sure there's comfort in that feeling. There are people who have said to me they think the twins must be separate in some things and they do have their time a part, but I think I there's something very special in being born with a friend by your side.
2.) They teach each other
With our boys, when one learns something the other brother will pick it up pretty quickly. Sometimes faster because they watched the other learn it. It's really cool to watch them teach each other. We saw this when the little boys were learning to walk. We had one child that had no interest in walking, mainly because he could speed crawl everywhere he went, and we had another child who spent a couple months trying to walk. So when the little one who had been practicing to walk for so long finally started walking, our speed crawler was up and it by the next week. As they got older they would teach other to climb cabinets, open the fridge, and all the other FUN things I never even thought about with our oldest singleton. WE learned to baby proof quick!
3.) They get to learn to share, really early
A very true statement. With twins learning to share happens immediately. Starting with us as parents. A singleton baby, even if they're born into a family with older siblings, usually has mom exclusively to themselves. It's not like that with multiples. I dealt with a little guilt at first, especially when they were tiny. As infants, I would find ways to get that one on one time and still do. They learn quickly to take turns and there's some benefit to that. It doesn't mean they are perfect at sharing, it just means they're a little more adjusted to it earlier than most kids.
Every age with the twins has been fun and full of new adventures and challenges, but we wouldnt' trade it for anything! It's not easy, but parenting in itself isn't easy. It is rewarding though. What's some of your favorite things about raising twins?
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