Parenting Journal · Volume 2 · Issue 2 · Licensed source edition
Two Babies, Two Bonds: Challenges in Attachment Relationships in Twins
Originally published 2024-12-26 · Cureus
Cureus Inc. · DOI 10.7759/cureus.76422 ↗
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How can a caregiver recognize each twin's signals as individual?
A clinical illustration and narrative literature review explore why relationships with two children of the same age may develop differently.
Who was studied?
A twin case considered alongside published work on infant-caregiver relationships
Age / stage: Infancy and toddlerhood
Read with three questions
- How can a caregiver recognize each twin's signals as individual?
- Which inclusion criteria and differences among the original studies matter for the authors’ conclusions?
- Which features of the study population (a twin case considered alongside published work on infant-caregiver relationships) would matter when applying the findings in another setting?
Keep the limits in view
The discussion combines a clinical case with a nonsystematic review. It can illustrate how twins' relationships may differ, but cannot estimate how common any attachment pattern is.
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Daniela Simões; Tiago Soares; Graça Fernandes (2024). Two Babies, Two Bonds: Challenges in Attachment Relationships in Twins Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.76422
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