BeTwinned

[Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered]

  • Information about twin research and twin registers

    This is the beginning of a resource page on twin research. Additionally, the homepage of this blog has a number of helpful links on twin research and twin registers. If you have suggestions for this resource list, please leave a comment below or send information to Diana@BeTwinned.com, and I’ll update either this list or the…

  • Research on twins has long yielded valuable insight into nature/nurture question

    by Diana Day Twins have long fascinated those who study human nature, whether present in medical theories of Hippocrates or in stories as old as the Bible’s Jacob and Esau or Romulus and Remus, the mythological founders of Rome. Sir Francis Galton, a distant relation of Charles Darwin and a scientist, scholar and author, was…

  • Bringing them home: A Southern California family embraces Haitian twins

    by Diana Day On that hot Haitian morning, Nancy Connelly, with her family right behind her, ran up the steps of the orphanage to get to her babies. Bam, bam, bam. She remembers the sound of her feet hitting the tile steps.The humidity sucked the air out of her lungs. She saw some older kids…

  • TwinWatch: Kids sharing a bedroom: Psychologists say it’s not two close for comfort

    About TwinWatch @ BeTwinned by Diana Day According to an LA Times article, even though many parents today prefer having their children in their own bedrooms, psychologists say that kids can learn valuable lessons by sharing space. This is an interesting question for parents of twins and multiples. I hope that when BeTwinned officially launches…

  • Children’s Book Review: Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

    About Children’s Book Reviews @ BeTwinned Review by Sandra Horning Punk Farm by Jarrett J. Krosoczka image from Amazon.com If you want to spice up the traditional version of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” then add , a rock-n-roll version of “Old MacDonald,” to your reading list. Tired from working hard all day, Farmer Joe…

  • Toy Review: Hand Puppets – Heritage Collection

    About Toy Reviews @ BeTwinned by Jane Day Rasmussen Name: Heritage Collection Hand Puppets Manufacturer: Ganz Category:Pretend Play Manufacturer’s Suggested Age Range:none given Our tested age range: 6 months and up Learning Components: Motor Skills, Creative Play Price Value/Honeys: (what are Honeys?) These puppets are really lots of fun – we started playing with the…