It’s been one of the most wonderful things we’ve chosen to do with our kids and they all love it so much! Obviously being a sister/brother is a big part of their identity at this age, but it’s nowhere near as large as their own interests and likes and dislikes! We find it very helpful in getting to know how our kids view the world, and learning how to be better parents!
I totally get how hard it is! Having twins is incredibly difficult, but especially so when you have others! We had our twin boys when our eldest daughter was 2 years and 5 months, and our other daughter was 10 months so we definitely had a handful! We ended up not being able to have days like this for the first 7 months of the twins lives, but implemented it in again then. When we had our youngest, we had another period where it was too hard to do it! When she turned 5 months we had solo days with all of the kids, and decided to start them again now! Normally we choose to spread them out and do one a week (we have five kids), and then spend the next couple weeks doing all family weekends before starting the cycle again!
I should mention that both DH and I’s parents live nearby, my mom, dad, and mother-in-law all being retired! So, we are very lucky to have people to take care of our other children when we do things like this.
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