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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not a twin parent, full disclosure, but as a teacher, I get to see the in class results of splitting vs keeping together. I teach K and the assumption is that they will be split, but I do have fraternal twins in my class this year. The kids had been through a lot of changes the previous year (several moves, including one from overseas, lots of in and out with family members) and parents wanted them together for something consistent. It's been fine from my perspective but will likely advise their parents to separate them for 1st (parents have already said they will want my input). The kids are bright and well-behaved, and while they gravitate towards each other whenever there's a partner opportunity, it hasn't been at the expense of meeting other kids. However I don't think it's a good idea to keep them together beyond this year. Both kids are fairly outgoing, but one is more cautious and during recess periods, he either plays with his brother or just wanders by himself. They've latched on to the same friends in our class, but it seems like cautious twin is sort of lost when his brother isn't there, even if their friends are. Anyway, I think it was a good decision to keep them together this year because of the new environment, but I'd like to see cautious twin have a chance to exist in a classroom environment as himself and make friendships with kids who like *him* rather than just accept him as part of a package friendship deal.[/quote]

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