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Parental Protection

Simple Features Parents Can Use to Keep Their Tech-Savvy Kids Safer

Allie Walld 3 days ago

Keeping our kids safe in the real world is challenging enough. Add to that the additional parental territory that comes with allowing your children to use smart devices, like phones or tablets, and, suddenly, you're in a whole new ballgame. Well, TWO whole new ballgames, if you've got twins whose activities you're trying to monitor. Fortunately, Apple has recently unveiled some new...

Ready Set Save

Fall Savings Are Here: The Best Prime Deals for Parents in Canada

Allie Walld 1 week ago

Being a parent is expensive. Being a parent of twins or higher-order multiples is exponentially more expensive. While, most of the time, you have to grin and bear it while you break the bank on the next double-purchase that just can't wait, this isn't one of those times. Amazon Prime Day deals are back, and you just may fall over when you see some of these savings. Amazon Prime...

Spooky & Sweet

Trick or Treating with Twins: 50 Memorable Halloween Costumes for Multiples

Allie Walld 1 month ago

It's still more than a month-and-a-half away, but as someone who loves Halloween and having fun dressing up, I feel it's never too early to start planning costumes for you and your family. Tracking down all of the right pieces to create the right look for whatever you're dressing up as can take a bit of time, and when you're trying to find costumes for your younger twins, it can be...

Sweet Heartbeats

This Device Helps You Bond with Your Twin Babies Before They’re Born

Allie Walld 1 month ago

The early stages of pregnancy are exciting. They can also be scary and anxiety-inducing. And if you had a long, hard road with trying to conceive, the early weeks of being pregnant can leave you feeling extra concerned or worried about how things are coming along. You hope everything is going okay on the inside, but you don't really know until you have your first appointment with...

A Lot to Keep Track Of

The Easiest Way to Keep Track of Medicine Schedules with Your Infant Twins

Allie Walld 1 month ago

When you're blessed with a set of twins, you're also blessed with a set of schedules to fit into their wake windows. Feeding schedules. Pumping schedules. Tummy time schedules. Napping schedules. More than it seems you can fit in before it's time for them to lay down again. And when you have to add dual medication schedules into the mix, it can all begin to feel a little chaotic...

Calling All Book Lovers

For the Love of Literature: Promoting a Proclivity for Reading from Birth

Allie Walld 2 months ago

If you're a booklover, chances are that you'll pass that passion down to the next generation if or when you have kids of your own. You'll probably enjoy pulling together your own little library of pediatric publications to read aloud to your babies. The first book I bought once we found out we were expecting was Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown & Clement Hurd because it was a...

It's Go Time

Number 1 & Number 2 Times Two: How to Successfully Potty Train Your Twins

Allie Walld 2 months ago

It's a moment you're likely dreading as a parent of twins. Potty training. More specifically, potty training two at once. Because you've probably heard the trials and tribulations of fellow parents who've been in the throes of potty woes, and now you're getting ready to experience what it's like in double-time. It might feel scary, but this major milestone can lead to growth and...

I See What You Did There

Seeing Double: Taking a Look at Eye Health in Twins

Allie Walld 2 months ago

Have you ever played Peekaboo with your newborn babies and wondered just what exactly they see when they look back at you? When your babies are in utero, their eyes begin to form around four weeks after conception. Major structures, like the cornea, iris, pupil, lens, and retina, begin to form a couple of weeks later, and by 10 weeks', your babies will have formed eyelids that are...

The Great Outdoors

Bring on the Sunshine, Baby: 3 Portable Pop ‘n’ Plays Big Enough for Twins

Allie Walld 2 months ago

As a parent of twins, one of the most difficult things you'll face is finding items that are big enough to accommodate both of your babies at the same time. Most cribs are designed for one baby. Most swings are made for single riders only. Most playards are only roomy enough (or weight-rated) for one. Sometimes, these limitations can make a parent of multiples feel like they need to...

Water Safety

3 Ways to Keep Your Twin Toddlers Safe at the Lake or Pool this Summer

Allie Walld 3 months ago

Summer is the peak time to have fun. Soaking up the sun usually leads to soaking in the water. Whether you're lake-bound with the fam or are lounging by the pool with friends, water safety is crucial when you've got your kids in tow. Managing your toddlers and keeping them safe is hard enough on land, nevermind adding in the very real danger of drowning. While everybody wants to have...