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Like I said, I know a number of parents of twins who've told me, no one chooses two same-ages babies, but you hopefully(!) learn to do what you have to do. It's a hard road to juggle two babies at the same time. [/quote]
I already explained why a parent caring for two siblings is a different equation from paid childcare. Besides, I'm sure if you ask parents of children who are two or three years apart, they would tell you they need help, too.  All childcare is challenging but caring for same-age babies aims for an achievable goal of synchronizing their routines.  Children of differing ages can never have that, and therefore caring for them will become a balancing act where one child will inevitably have to compromise for another.  A good nanny can put two babies on the same routine but no nanny in the world can make a three-year old nap the way an infant naps.[/quote]

THIS!  I can have a two- or three-year-old lie down for quiet time once when an infant naps, but expecting the two- or three-year-old to lie down two to four times per day (depending on the age of the infant) is ridiculous.  Nor should an infant be drug out everyday to one or two activities, but toddlers and preschoolers can and possibly should (depends on the child).[/quote]

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