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by Rebecca & Rich Kammerer
"One-on-One Time" can reduce sibling rivalry

When we were expecting our twins, we reminisced about our own childhoods. To be sure, we had fun “family” memories of dinners, holidays and some “regular” events that seem special when looking back (e.g., Friday at-home family movie night). However, we also remembered many special memories when we had one parent’s attention all to ourselves. So before our children were born, we committed to the idea of parent-child days/activities (ie., daddy/daughter, mommy/daughter).

With twins, we were particularly sensitive about developing each child as an individual, getting to know them for who they are, not just for being twins/siblings. One-on-one time fosters this relationship building between parent and child (whether you have one child or 10).

According to child development researchers...
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