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8935514

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-3
pubmed:abstractText
The anticipatory guidance for the parents of twins involves information on feeding, the parent-twin relationship, and promoting a sense of self. Parents optimally attach to one infant only, a concept known as monotropy. Ambivalence, anxiety, and unequal attachments may result from the stressful nature of raising twins. The early diagnosis of twins, visualization via ultrasound, and postpartum identification of the distinctive aspects of each infant help establish separate bonds. This individualization promotes a sense of self, self-esteem, and enhances individuation, the process by which the personality is differentiated, developed, and expressed. The twin situation is triadic; the infants develop attachments to the primary care giver and their co-twin. Problems with this complex association include delayed onset of speech, decreased speech production, and cryptophasia (secret language) between twins. Strategies to prevent speech delay include as much one-on-one time as possible and consistent intervention and correction of speech errors. Anticipatory guidance seeks to identify potential sources of stress with the goal of seeking out advice, accepting any assistance offered, and attending to twins at the desired level of individualization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0026-4075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
161
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The early parenting of twins.
pubmed:affiliation
National Naval Medical Center, Office of Professional Affairs, Bethesda, MD 20889-5000, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review