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EJ556013 PS527391

Title: Twins, Together Too Much?
Author(s): Brodkin, Adele M.
Source: Scholastic Early Childhood Today, v12 n3 p25-27 Nov-Dec 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 1070-1214
Availability: Scholastic, Inc., 2931 E. McCarty St., P.O. Box 3710, Jefferson City, MO 65102-3710
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1998

Notes both teacher's and parents' concerns over placing twin boys in the same early childhood classroom. Offers suggestions for teachers and parents to foster each child's independence and character traits without the trauma of placing them in separate environments. (HTH)

Descriptors: *Individual Development; Parent Role; Personal Autonomy; Personality; *Personality Development; Personality Traits; Preschool Education; *Sibling Relationship; Teacher Role; *Twins; Young Children

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