Listen to Jeff Jackson, father of fraternal boy twins, share the story of his twin journey including: Dealing with opposite personalities in twins Why getting laid off helped him get ready for the twins Coping with Mom’s Gestational Hypertension during the pregnancy Premature twin babies Why Mom had to stay longer in the hospital after […]
Toddler Twins
Toddler twins can be a big challenge. Here are some tips for raising, handling, and parenting your toddler twins.
Check out the Dad's Guide to Raising Twins: How to Thrive as a Father of Twins book for detailed chapters on overcoming the challenges of raising your toddler twins.
Traveling with Twins – Tips and Tricks to Make it Easy
Traveling with twins is a challenge but it doesn’t have to be impossible. A successful trip with your twins begins with good planning. It will be more fun for mom and dad as long as a lot of thought goes into preparing for your trip. What to Pack When Traveling with Twins The best thing […]
How to Keep Toddler Twins Occupied on Road Trips
Taking your toddler twins on a road trip requires some planning and patience. Our first big road trip across the country as a family ended up being 54 total hours in the car. Our family of six with toddler twins in tow did great and yours can, too. Think Attention Span Road trips with toddler […]
Flying Alone With Twins (Including Infants, Toddlers, and Beyond)
Flying alone with twins is an epic adventure. When Mom or Dad needs to travel alone and take the twins along, or you’re a single parent flying with twins, it can be overwhelming. But take heart, you can do this! Whether you’re traveling on a long-awaited vacation or going to visit Grandma and Grandpa, traveling […]
Joe Shares His Twin Journey with Twiniversity Founder Natalie Diaz
Natalie from Twiniversity was kind enough to host me on her podcast. Listen and hear some of my story as a father of twins or read the mostly computer generated transcript below: Natalie: Welcome to the Twiniversity podcast, a podcast created exclusively for parents of twins. I am Natalie Diaz, mother of twins, Twiniversity […]
How Your Kids Can Help with Family Vacation Planning
We love to travel as a family and take family vacations. Of course, who doesn’t like to take a vacation and a break from work? One thing that we love to do as we plan our family vacation is to involve the children in the planning. Of course, this gets a little bit easier as […]
Raising Emotionally Healthy Twins with Dara Lovitz – Podcast 173
Episode 173 of the Dad’s Guide to Twins Podcast Show Notes In this episode, I chat with Dara Lovitz mother of twin girls and author of “Twinsight: A Guide to Raising Emotionally Healthy Twins“. On the show, we dive into Dara’s twin journey and her research into raising emotionally healthy twins, including: Challenges of caring […]
What Parents Wish They’d Known Before Having Twins
I asked dozens of parents of twins just like you, “what do you wish you had learned before you had twins?” Some of their answers may surprise you. Check out my video below where I explain these twin parent’s responses or read about their answers below: Helping Hands One that came up time and time […]
What to Do When Both Twins Are Crying at the Same Time
What do you do when both of your babies are crying at the same time? I wanted to share some tips from your fellow twin parents as well as what worked for us when our twins were little babies. One at a Time It is OK to help each of your babies one at a […]
Bathing Twins Safely Together (tips from twin parents)
Bath time is a fun time for your twins and it’s a fun time as a parent. But there are some challenges with bathtime! How do you contain your children? How do you keep them safe in the water? Let’s dive into several suggestions from your fellow to parents about what has worked in their […]
Getting Anywhere on Time with Twins
Tell me if this is familiar. You glance at the clock as you prepare to leave the house for an appointment. There is plenty of time left. Then after you scramble to get everyone ready, the time magically disappeared and now you’re late. Yikes! I’m sure this scenario has happened to you this week. Or […]
New Baby Gear and Products for Your Twins (ABC Kids Expo 2017)
In the massive crowd of vendors and products at last week’s 2017 ABC Kids Expo, I found a handful of products that are perfect for twins. Plus, I met some amazing entrepreneurs who are also twin parents. Twin Specific Products Below are some of the interesting products I found that will make your life easier […]
When One Twin Excels and the Other Doesn’t
Your twins are not the same. As you’ve seen (or will discover), they are unique individuals and will develop differently. What this means is that you may have one twin who is really good at something while the other lags behind. This will start early with key developmental milestones like crawling, walking, and talking. It […]
Twinniest Twins Book Review
Let’s face it, your twins are unique. The fact that they are twins sets them apart from most of their friends, classmates, and siblings. Unfortunately, there are only a few books out there about life as a twin that are written for twins. That’s why I was happy to hear from the author of a […]
Twin Gear You Can’t Live Without
I recently asked you, the Dad’s Guide to Twins Community on Facebook, “What piece of baby gear could you and your twins not live without?” You were generous with your responses. I compiled them below. Take a look and you just might find the magical piece of twin gear that will make your twin parenting […]
