September 2010
Top 10 signs that you might be a mother of school age multiples…
- You buy notebook paper by the case and pencils by the pound.
- You need a secretary to turn in all the school registration forms on time.
- You know every teacher in the school and have a more complete listing of their email addresses than the school directory.
- You need to add a 10×10 foot room to your house to store all the musical instruments, sports gear, backpacks and shoes.
- On their birthday you stay up late making over 100 cupcakes to bring to school the next day so everyone gets one.
- You have an extensive color-coded filing system for school papers, artwork, and awards.
- You have a savings account just for school portraits, yearbooks, and class parties.
- Being the room mom is the same thing as being the grade-level room mom coordinator.
- The teacher assigns you double the number of children to keep track of on a field trip because she knows you are able manage a lot of students.
- ALL homework projects are group projects!
It’s that time of year again, when MOST families around the country are sending their triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets and more back to school. Back to school can be challenge for any parent, but when 3, 4, 5, 6 or more children are adapting to new routines, meeting new teachers, making new friends, and organizing those all those cool new school supplies life can get a little crazy, and FAST!
But fear not! MOST has some great resources, articles and ideas to help families make a smooth transition this year:
- Check out all the back to school resources on MOST Jr.
- Find homework links for pre-schoolers through college (including special links for Math, Science, History, Language Arts, and more)
- Read MOST’s FAQs on kindergarten readiness, classroom placement, homeschooling, organizing school papers, and more
- Access our great blog articles: ADHD and Back to School & Classroom Placement of Multiples
- Keep track of all the latest news stories about mutliples heading back to school
- Join the back to school discussions on the MOST Family Support Forums: School-Age Multiples & Teens/Tweens
- Review MOST’s advocacy policy: Classroom Placement of Multiples (PDF)
- Link to outside resources on school-age multiples
- Purchase articles on school-age multiples in the MOST Supertwins Store:
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MOST is pleased to announce that Maureen Boyle is back in the office after her leave of absence. Feel free to say ‘hello” to her by email or call her at 631-859-1110.
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New Articles on the Stories from the Heart Blog
Check out the recent articles posted on the MOST Stories from the Heart blog. Feel free to share you favorites through Twitter, Facebook, by email, or using your favorite social networking site with family members, friends and professionals. Each post has an easy-to-use ‘Share’ button at the bottom. The most recent titles include:
- Safety for Pre-teen/Teen Multiples
- Understanding Medical Studies
- ADHD and Back to School
- Morris Multiples
- Adaptive Cycling
Want more? Here are some helpful links associated with the MOST blog:
- Subscribe to the Stories from the Heart blog RSS feed
- Put a blog widget on your blog, site, or profile
- Become a Guest Blogger for the MOST blog
- Place an ad on the MOST blog
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Hot Forum Topics
Visit the MOST Family Support Forums with almost 1,500 users and 28,000 topics! Join the buzz – get/give support today! Here are just a few recent hot topics:
- Products (Public): Do You Know About the Tylenol Recall?
- Pregnancy (Member Only): I’m Expecting Quadruplets
- School-Age (Member Only): Sex Education for School-Age Kids
- Large Family Household (Member Only): Getting Ready for Back to School
- Inspirations! Stories from the Heart (Member Only): How Many Kids Do You Want to Have?
- Lost Angels (Special Group): How do you “celebrate” angelversaries?
