• Twins preschool readiness is about more than age. Look for social, emotional, and self-care cues.
• Your twins may be ready at different times, and that's completely normal.
• The question of whether to send them to the same classroom or separate classrooms is worth thinking through early.
• Most children start preschool between ages 2.5 and 3, but there's no universal magic number.
• Trust your gut, but use these signs as your checklist.

Today we continue our father of twins interview series with Russell Newman, father of twin boys, a singleton daughter, and expecting fraternal boy/girl twins. Listen as we explore his twin parenting journey, including:

• Why they needed to move after finding out about their first set of twins
• When the twins spent 2 weeks in NICU and had therapeutic hyperthermia
• Applying an engineer mindset to parenting young children
• How they involved grandparents after the birth of the children
• Why a mix of au pairs and preschool after 6 months worked well for their family
• What twin gear they will use again
• First twin pregnancy vs second twin pregnancy
• Sleeping arrangements for children when the family grows
• How they successfully potty trained their twin boys over a weekend
• and more...

• Twins have a unique built-in opportunity to develop conflict resolution skills earlier than singletons
• Your job is to coach the process, not solve the problem for them
• Simple scripts and sentence starters give young twins the words they need to negotiate
• Consistency in stepping back (and letting them work it out) is the hardest and most important part
• The negotiation skills they build now will serve them for life