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Written for and by multiples, multiple-birth families and health professionals. This magazine is the only Canadian publication aimed at the Multiple-Birth Family.
This magazine is a must have for any multiple-birth family. Multiple Moments is full of informative and interesting articles pertaining to multiple-birth children, adults, parenting and research. Keep up-to-date with national multiple-birth community by reading the Report From National section within every issue.
Multiple Moments also contains an article from each of Multiple Births Canada Support Networks:
- Breastfeeding Support Network
- Francophone Support Network
- Higher-Order Multiples Support Network
- Lone Parents Support Network
- Special Needs Support Network
- Adult Multiples Support Network
- Loss of Multiples Support Network
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Quarterly Issue 2, 2008 - normally published in June was not produced...
In June, the MBC Board of Directors advised Multiple Moments subscribers that Quarterly Issue 2 (June) and Quarterly Issue 3 (September) will be combined to offer a bigger and better 30th Anniversary Special Edition to be distributed in September/October. To ensure all MBC members are kept up-to-date on MBC Board and national volunteers’ activities, a Report from National was produced and posted on the website at the end of June.
Multiple Moments subscribers whose subscription expired with the June issue, will receive the September issue.
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 Quarterly Issue 1, 2008
This first issue of 2008 is chock full of information about MBC, the upcoming 30th Anniversary and Conference in October 2008, and open volunteer positions we need to fill. We also discuss the changing face of peer support, with several articles that echo the theme of the importance of support for multiple-birth parents. Also included in this issue of Multiple Moments is a piece from a triplet dad who posts updates for friends and family in his blog—an innovative way to keep everyone up to date on the goings-on of his busy family. We also have a few tips from twin mom Vicki Riley, who offers her thoughts on reinforcing individuality of multiple-birth children in a way that is realistic and adaptable.
We've also got our usual support network columns, book reviews, and web connections, along with a revised MBC Fact Sheet: Singleton Siblings. Don't miss out—subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 4, 2007
In this issue of Multiple Moments, Lynda Haddon offers an experienced look back on life with multiples, with sage advice for those of us in the throes of busy life. We also present the latest news on the upcoming MBC Conference 2008. And our usual columns are in this issue as well, with support network updates, book reviews, and few other personal stories.
Now that the school year is well underway, we have also included a detailed article on multiples in school entitled Meeting the Educational Needs of Multiple-birth Children, by Australian authors and researchers David Hay and Pat Preedy.
If you are not a subscriber to Multiple Moments, don't miss out! Subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 3, 2007
This issue contains book reviews on The Science of Parenting by Margot Sunderland and Parenting School-Age Twins and Multiples by Christina Baglivi Tinglof (now available to purchase from Multiple Births Canada). Personal articles include Lucky to Have Twins, Eating Out With Kids and a personal account on having a personal chef help out during those busy early days of raising multiples.
Along with the usual departments—Support Network submissions and Report From National—this issue also includes articles on celebrating past volunteers, Making A Difference Award 2007 winners, updates from the International Congress on Twin Studies in Belgium and a glimps at the details of the upcoming 2008 Conference in October 2008.
If you are not a subscriber to Multiple Moments, don't miss out! Subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 2, 2007
Multiple Moments quarterly issue #2 is loaded with national information from MBC. We've included MBC's 2006-2007 Annual Report as well as a full briefing on Canada's National Multiple Births Awareness Day events and activities. We also present a full list of Board of Directors and volunteer positions open for the 2007-2008 term—maybe there's a role that's perfect for you!
In addition, this issue of MM discusses first-time travel preferences of Canadian multiple-birth families; we've tallied the results from our MM Reader Poll, and one triplet mom kindly shares her experiences travelling to Walt Disney World with her family. We also present the Top 10 Ways Parents of Twins Waste Money, along with our regular support network updates, website discoveries and book reviews.
If you are not a subscriber to Multiple Moments, don't miss out! Subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 1, 2007
This first issue of 2007 offers tips and suggestions to transition your multiples from cribs to big-kid beds, as well as how to set limits with your kids—and what those limits should be. Parents will appreciate the insight offered to establish household rules of acceptable behaviour for multiple-birth kids, who often grow and develop at different rates. This issue of Multiple Moments also presents two book reviews: Sibling Grief: Healing After the Death of a Sister or Brother, and Twins: A Practical Guide to Parenting Multiples from Conception to Preschool. Also included are our regular support network newsletters, as well as an exceptionally useful (and often requested) fact sheet on Multiples in School, in both English and French. Plus check out our inaugural Reader Poll that explores multiple-birth parents' readiness to travel with their brood. Don't miss an issue—subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 4, 2006
Are you Expecting? This issue contains important information on Iron Supplementation in Multiple Pregnancy. Book reviews include Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads and First-Time Parents--What every new parent needs to know.
Feature articles includes Signing in Families with Multiples, Surviving the NICU, Tips for Surviving the First Year and Beyond: For Families of Triplets and More, A Successful Breastfeeding Experience and "Should We Get the Matching Socks?".
Also included are articles from our support network chairs, the Report From National section and the 2007 National Conference Registration Form in convenient pull-out format. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 3, 2006
This issue contains book reviews on Understanding Multiple-Birth Children and How They Learn: A Handbook for Parents, Teachers and Administrators and Teach Me How to Say it Right along with A Tribute to Dr. Elizabeth Bryan, friend and colleague of MBC and the multiple-birth community. Three multiple-birth studies and questionnaires are featured as well as excerpts on various topics from the MBC Discussion Forum.
The regular inclusion of support network articles the Report From National section are also included. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 2, 2006
Quarterly Issue 2 includes a large amount of information on MBC; its support resources, the 2006 Conference and the workshops the delegates attended, the 2nd annual National Multiple Births Awareness Day celebration on May 28th and the Making a Difference Awards Winners.
As customary, our regular departments are also included - newsletters from the Loss of Multiples, Lone Parenting, Reseau Francophone, Higher-Order Multiples, Breastfeeding and Special Needs Support Networks. The MBC fact sheet - Multiples and Co-Bedding is featured. Book reviews include Forever Our Angels, Your Pregnancy Quick Guide: Twins, Triplets and More and Let's Sign! Every Baby's Guide to Communicating with Grownups. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 1, 2006
Brand new look! Multiple Moments has had a make-over! Some things never change but others need a simple make-over. We hope you like it.
The new format includes more articles but less lengthy and fewer pages. This issue contains some feature articles titled: What's It Like to be Multiples?, Twins: Getting Out and About, Multiple Multiples, A Piece of Canadian History, Attention Parents of Multiples!, and Breastfeeding Premature Multiples.
Book reviews on The Everything Twins, Triplets, and More Book and Keys to Parenting Multiples (second edition) are included along with seven articles from our support network chairs and a more reader-friendly Report From National section. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 4, 2005
Are you Expecting? This issue contains important information on Prenatal Vitamins - why they are recommended and what are your choices. You can even participate in a prenatal vitamin study. Book reviews include Indivisible by Two and Baby's First Skills, Help Your Baby Learn Through Creative Play. Question & Answer section, Letters to the Editor, Volunteering with Heart, Report From National and all seven support network newsletters are also within these 32 pages. 2006 National Conference Registration Form in convenient pull-out format. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 3, 2005
32 pages of fantastic articles from multiple-birth parents and multiple-birth educators. Book reviews on The Happiest Baby on the Block and Twins: Tips on Having Two, Birth to Toddler Years. Some feature articles include One Two, Three... and four, Notre Belle Histoire, Back to Work, Back to "Me", Should Your Multiples Share a Room? and continued coverage of the National Multiple Births Awareness Day Celebrations. With seven support network newsletters and the very informative Report From National insert, this magazine is a must for all multiple-birth families and caregivers. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today! |
 Quarterly Issue 2, 2005
Don't miss this issue! This issue announces our 2004/2005 Making a Difference Award Winners and contains two great "summer" book reviews: Learn to Swim (2005) - a step-by-step guide to teaching your children in a backyard pool or community centre and Fit Kids, a Practical Guide to Raising Healthy and Active Children from Birth to Teens (2004). Some feature articles include Travelling Twins, My Breastfeeding Experience, Getting Twins (or more!) to Sleep, L'amour inconditionnel and National Multiple Births Awareness Day-Uniting multiples births. This exciting event was a huge hit! Read all about how families celebrated at their local events across Canada. Find out about the new Dionne Award and read the speeches that were presented at the lead event in North Bay, Ontario at the Dionne Quints Museum. With seven support network newsletters and the very informative Report From National insert, this magazine is a must for all multiple-birth families and caregivers. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today! |
 Quarterly Issue 1, 2005
The first issue of 2005 includes informative articles on Strabismus in children, Postpartum depression in moms of multiples, information on Cord blood banking, a family with two sets of twins and much more! MBC's six Support Network newsletters are included as always plus the Report From National where you can catch up on national business including reports from the MBC Board of Directors and information on the upcoming 2005 Volunteer Development Retreat & AGM. Catch a review of a useful video set called Expecting Multiples. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 4, 2004
The last issue of 2004 includes Report From National where you can catch up on national business including reports from the MBC Board of Directors and information on the upcoming 2005 Volunteer Development Retreat & AGM. Articles in this issue include a story about a hospital experience made easier by a new friendship made between two women expecting twins—I Found A Friend. Other topics include Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome, Being Capable and Confident: The pillars of mother twins, Tips for Success: Challenges and rewards of breastfeeding and a page of multiple-births in the news. Book reviews include The Midwifery Option: A Canadian Guide to the Birth Experience, 2003, by Miranda Hawkins & Sarah Knox and Double Act, 2001, by Jacqueline Wilson—this is a fictional book about monozygotic twin girls, written for 9 to 12 years olds. The girls' story is told through entries in a red leather-bound accounts book in which they both take turns writing about their experiences and feelings. MBC's six Support Network newsletters are included as always. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today! |
 Quarterly Issue 3, 2004
This issue is distributed in September and includes two articles on getting ready for school—covering the common multiples in school issues. Other topics include Who gets the car?, At your 'nits' end? and an informative article on dealing with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). Book reviews include The Next Steps? Caring for your preemie at home, 2nd edition, produced in 2003 by the Canadian Institute of Child Health, in partnership with the Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre. The second book review was submitted by a father of triplets who could completely relate to this book as it was also written by a father of triplets - I Sleep at Red Lights by Bruce Stockler. MBC's six Support Network newsletters are included as always and don't miss September's Report From National where you can catch up on national business including reports from the MBC Board of Directors. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today! |
 Quarterly Issue 2, 2004
This issue announces our 2003 Making a Difference Award Winners and contains book reviews—Double Trouble: Twins and how to survive them by Emma Mahoney-2003 and Healthy Beginnings, Your Handbook for pregnancy and birth edited by Maryhelen Vicars & Associates-2 nd edition-2000. Some feature articles include Parenting stress and multiple-birth parents, I won the baby lottery, The clones, Twindividuality, A fine balance, and “Hasta la vista, babies!”- one family’s adventure while travelling out of the country with 7-month-old twins. A new Support Network newsletter is introduced in this issue—Breastfeeding Support Network along with usual five support network newsletters and The Report From National. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today! |
 Quarterly Issue 1, 2004
The first issue of 2004 is full of articles for parents of multiples or multiples themselves! From Toilet Training and Life with the Caledonia quad sqad to a fictional story about monozygotic (identical) twin young women “breaking free” written by a monozygotic twin. This issue invites you to the 2004 AGM and Conference in Northern Ontario (New Liskeard) and promises a good time will be had by one and all. The Report From National and MBC Support Network newsletters are included as always. |
 Quarterly Issue 4, 2003
The final issue of 2003 includes the following helpful articles - Multiple-birth infants’ feeding & sleeping: On demand or schedule?, Diagnosis: Autism, Family circus, Life with multiples, A letter from Gram, 3 children in 22 months and a few words from the MBC National Making A Difference Award Winner Dr. Jon Barrett. The books reviewed in this issue are Your Premature Baby: The first five years by Nikki Bradford-2003, Twin to Twin by Margaret O’Hair & Thierry Courtin-2003 and The No-Cry Sleep Solution: Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night by Elizabeth Pantley-2002. Two pullout sections included: 2004 Conference & AGM Registration Form and the Report From National. |
 Quarterly Issue 3, 2003
The 3rd issue of 2003 is full of information on MBC's 2003 Conference and Annual General Meeting which took place in May and was hosted by Multiple Birth Families Association of Ottawa. This issue also features our exceptional 2002 Making a Difference Award Winners. Have your multiples started school or will they start soon? If so, don't miss the article on Multiples in School, a synopsis of the key note address by Pat Preedy-Education Specialist in the UK. Going on a trip with your children? Catch this feature article called Air Travel with Multiples... and other events we chalk up to 'experience'! Our usual departments such as book reviews, website reviews, five Multiple Births Canada Support Network newsletters and The Report From National are also included. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 2, 2003
This issue includes an informative article on
disciplining as well as an article on
strategies in peaceful parenting. Book
reviews, website reviews, five Multiple Births Canada Support Network
newsletters and The Report From National are included in every issue.
Looking for resources? Check out the ever growing Publications Order Form
and Multiple Births Canada's five support kits. Don't miss an
issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 1, 2003
Feature articles included in this issue are entitled:
- Autism or Speech Delay
- Twin Discrimination
- I'm Pregnant with Twins! (A man's perspective)
- They Come by Twos! which is also included in French - Les jumeaux, et encore les jumeaux.
All issues of Multiple Moments include the following departments: book and web reviews, a message from the Multiple Births Canada President and newsletters from Multiple Births Canada's Support Networks: Higher Order Multiples (HOM), Special Needs, Lone Parenting, Loss and Réseau francophone. Plus much more...
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 Quarterly Issue 4, 2002
This issue includes an incredible story of strength and determination. Bedrest at 22 weeks did not stop this mom and dad or their 2 wonderful boys, born at 33 weeks. An article with helpful hints on dealing with allowances and part 2 of Life with Multiples (2 sets of monozygotic twins) in the 1960's also included. Other topics enclosed are Breastfeeding, Encouraging Individuality and an article on necessary separation - leaving home and going to different universities. Don't miss an issue - subscribe today!
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 Quarterly Issue 3, 2002
The Quarterly Issue 3 includes Part 1 of how one mother in rural Ontario coped, bringing up
2 sets of monozygotic twins (less than 2 years apart) in the early 1960's.
Another excellent feature article examines 3 new vaccines. Titled 'Hot
Shots', it explain how the vaccines work and what the critics say. The
Francophone Support Network debuts its newsletter, along with a very
touching bilingual submission on loss. Multiple Birth Canada's Report from
National is included as always and be sure to read all about our 2001 Making
a Difference Award winners.
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 Quarterly Issue 2, 2002
Quarterly Issue 2 includes very interesting articles on Music and the Brain; wire your child for success, School-age Multiples; it's more than a question of class separation and one mother's very touching but powerful story of courage and relying on your gut instincts.
As customary, our regular departments are also included - newsletters from the Loss of Multiples, Single Parenting and Special Needs Support Networks, as well as book & web reviews and our question & answer section.
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 Quarterly Issue 1, 2002
This first quarterly issue of 2002 features articles on Plagiocephaly, Twin Research, Individuality, a Surprise twin birth and a Firsthand account of mothering triplets 51 years ago.
Also included, are regular departments from the Loss of Multiples, Single Parenting and Special Needs Support Networks, as well as book & web reviews.
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