Even twins are unique. Most people idealize twins, fantasizing a close, perpetually loving relationship. Yet Klein, herself an identical twin, demonstrates that twins have complicated and intense relationships that range from over-identification or excessive closeness to profound estrangement and conflict. Most twins who are raised as individuals deal with the significant emotional pain of separation in adolescence or young adulthood, yet as mature adults can come to love and respect each other as individuals. As Klein makes clear, the parenting that twins receive as infants and young children…mehr
Even twins are unique. Most people idealize twins, fantasizing a close, perpetually loving relationship. Yet Klein, herself an identical twin, demonstrates that twins have complicated and intense relationships that range from over-identification or excessive closeness to profound estrangement and conflict. Most twins who are raised as individuals deal with the significant emotional pain of separation in adolescence or young adulthood, yet as mature adults can come to love and respect each other as individuals. As Klein makes clear, the parenting that twins receive as infants and young children affects the relationships that they have with one another and with the world they choose to function in. Because parenting is a critical determinant of psychological well-being, it should be treated as a serious but manageable challenge. This book is a must-read for twins, their parents, and scholars, students, and other researchers and professionals dealing with mental health and child development.
Barbara Klein, a retired minister and missionary Bible teacher, earned a BA from the University of South Florida, a MA in Biblical Studies and a Master of Divinity from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. From 1979 through 2009, she taught Bible and Biblical languages in Bible colleges and preached and taught adult classes in churches throughout Europe and in Asia. She is the author of the poetic devotionals Overflowing Wells, A Believer's Heart, and the Dreamer. She lives in Branson, Missouri.
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Introduction Separation: A Crucial Formative Experience The Identity Dilemma Too Close for Comfort? Issues of Adult Twins The Twinning Bond Twins and Psychotherapy Genetic Endowment and the Environment The Legacy of Twinship Parenting Twins Bibliography Appendix I: Demographic Breakdown Appendix II: Pairs of Twins Index
Introduction Separation: A Crucial Formative Experience The Identity Dilemma Too Close for Comfort? Issues of Adult Twins The Twinning Bond Twins and Psychotherapy Genetic Endowment and the Environment The Legacy of Twinship Parenting Twins Bibliography Appendix I: Demographic Breakdown Appendix II: Pairs of Twins Index
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