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OP - You are a wise Mom to be aware of such an issue and the professional who posted gave excellent advice.  Also the comment of helping the child take pride in the accomplishment.  We have a daughter who deals with anxiety as an adult ever since college on comparisons of her own making AND she has twin daughters in kindergarten.  She is well aware that one is likely to be much stronger in academics than the other, but surprisingly it was the one who is perhaps not as strong academically who got the first "award" and for what - attitude.  It will be the reverse many times to come, but Mom and Dad handled it well and seek to encourage both girls to develop interests suited to their abilities.

I recently had to set two grand-aunts straight that they do no good in comparing the twins nor in comparing to the somewhat younger daughter of our other girl who is quite bright, too.  It does not help the young cousins' relationships as they get older, nor does it help the families of the girls.  And those two never had kids.

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