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TwinWatch News: Twins in anorexia research study; twin hockey stars; triplet gardeners
Research using twins and other multiples contributes much to the understanding of human behavior. (You can read my interview with a University of Southern California twin researcher here on BeTwinned.com.) This news story gives an example of a pair of twins who are participating in a National Institutes of Health study about eating disorders and…
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TwinWatch news: Same classroom legislation in Georgia; new test may reduce number of IVF multiples conceptions
Whew. Be sure to check out this Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about Georgia’s legislature debating a bill that would allow parents to have a choice about putting twins in the same classroom. Don’t miss the comments underneath the article for some fascinating glimpses of ignorance in the electorate. Here’s an example: Wow. A state law for…
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TwinWatch news: Twins pair up for charity; Valerie Plame a twin mom
I love this Tallahassee Democrat story about Florida State twins, both medical students, who started a charity drive called “Share a Pair.” They collect shoes to send to needy children around the world. And, in other news, it turns out that Valerie Plame is a twin mom! I cracked up reading this blog post about…
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Night Monkey Day Monkey by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Lucy Richards
Photo from Amazon.com Review by Sandra Horning A few years ago when my sister-in-law was in London she bought my older son Night Monkey Day Monkey. The book instantly became a bedtime favorite and now my younger son loves it too. Julia Donaldson is well known for The Gruffalo, which you can easily find in…
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Twins in school: My always-together girls
My husband and I took our three-and-a-half year old daughters to a little “play date” session at a local private school. Really, of course, this play date was an admissions event. Already, I have a number of reservations about applying to private schools. I grew up going to public schools, and overall, I got a…
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TwinWatch News: Tyra Banks show to host conjoined twins
Tyra Banks recently taped a show about conjoined twins that is expected to air February 15. These two articles, one from the Litchfield County Times and the other from Canada.com, both tell the stories of conjoined twins who participated in the taping.
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