Seperating twins

My 2 fraternal twin girls spend all day together abd always have.
I take them in their double pram for walks alot and we ho to playgroup together.
I've always taken turns taking one then the other when I get groceries etc, so that they ask get individual attention fromm both me and others who we meet.
The most they' ve been apart is prob 3-4 hrs, usually 2-3.
I was thinking about taking one if them when I take my dd6 ti a childrens group soon, but as we would be gone all day, not sure if I want or can or should do so.
I dont have enough tickets for then both as my husband sould then havd to come.
I would love to take them both but there isnt any way I'm taking 2 18mth olds by myself.

 

Excuse spelling mistakes as I'm using my phone and it thinks it's smarter than me !

 

I personally would only take your older daughter. She would probably enjoy the one on one time with you

 

I don't think there's anything wrong with having them apart all day, but I agree that it might be nice to have some one on one time with your older daughter.

 

I'm not overly concerned with making sure my twins have individual time, it's no different than siblings. We try to spend lots of time with all our kids, sometimes together, sometimes separately, but I don't deliberately do things to make sure I have one on one time with any of them I do think you should let the playgroup be just for your older dd if it's geared towards older kids. My twins are rarely by themselves, but then again, my kids altogether are rarely by themselves

 

I see nothing wrong with seperating twins. My boys have been in seperate classes at preschool since they were 14 months old. They attend preschool 3x a week since I work part time. I see it as positive not negative. They each have their own friends now and they chatter about their day all the way home. Their twin bond is stronger then ever.

That being said it sounds like a great opportunity for one on one time with your older daughter.

 

I was originally just taking dd6 and ds10 but the childrens group is geared more towards 6 and under. Plus they rarely tour within driving distance.
I think they would love it but it would be nice with just the older kids.
The twins havd never had a nap apart either.

 

I wouldn't worry so much about the separation for the twins. I would look at whether they would enjoy it or they would significantly slow you down. If you don't think it's a good fit for them, take the older 2 & have fun. I never think someone is missing out when we separate, even if they are just hanging out at home. Being home without their twin is special for them. Mine have different personalities when separate, which is cool to see.

 

When my girls were 23 months I took Sarah to visit my parents for 4 days (on an airplane and everything). I think until then, they had never been separated for more than a few hours (and I had never been separated from either of them for more than a workday -- they were in daycare).

Sarah and I had an excellent time, and she didn't seem to miss Amy at all. Amy missed us, and gave DH kind of a hard time sometimes, but it was still totally worth it.

I've kept up the tradition every year since then, alternating kids. This year it's Sarah's turn again.

But I agree (now that I've read your question more closely) that it might be nice to have some one-on-one with your older DD.