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Above: Ellyce Field with Garrett and Andrew
Right Craig, Bobbi and Jason Charnas

the two experiences" of the birth
of her son and the births of her
twins, she said.
In the dizzying months that
follow the birth, parents of twins
often find themselves in the con-
stant caretaker role. Parents find
themselves changing diapers,
soothing or feeding the children
when they wake each other up at
1 am. And 2 am. And 3 am. And
4 a.m.
Ms. Schreiber said parents of
older twins have assured her that
it gets easier to care for the twins
after the first six months. "The
problem is, how do you get
through those months?"
Books on the subject confirm
twin care is difficult and time con-
suming. Support groups have
filled large halls with parents
seeking some assurance that the
situation soon will pass.
Judy Kepes, mother of 16-year-
old boy-girl twins, Zachary and
Aubrey, can't recall much about
the first years of her twins' lives.
"It's like the first three years
you think, Do I have a life or is it

all bottles and diapers
and shlepping the ba-
bies from one appoint-
ment to another?' " she
said.
It does get easier, said
Dr. Nancy Segal, a psy-
chologist and director of
twin studies at Califor-
nia State University in
Fullerton, Calif. But the
challenges change.
As the twins get
older, one of the most
important things par-
ents can do is provide
space for individuality. Although
each set is different, twins fre-
quently are seen as a unit instead
of as separate people.
Bobbi Charnas, mother of
identical 17-year-olds Craig and
Jason, learned how others saw
her children one Halloween. Us-
ing one of their father's winter
coats, the boys decided to dress
up as the two-headed man.
Neighbors congratulated the
boys on their costume, remark-
ing how the two heads appeared

to come from one body.
"They saw it as funny, the boys
dressed as one person. But I
didn't think it was that funny. I
guess I always saw them as two
totally different people," Ms.
Charnas said.
The key, Dr. Segal said, is get-
ting others to see the twins as be-
ing intrinsically different from
each other but in doing so, avoid
the comparisons which foster
competition between children of
the same age.
For example, if a parent hears

