HOM Report July 2009

The following is an edited excerpt from the July Mag

Hi Everyone,

I don't know about you, but personally I can't believe it's almost half way through 2009! Our trio will start pre-entry kindy in a few weeks, then full-time Preschool in October. They will be four in August. Where have my babies gone?

I am looking forward to discovering how Noah, Zoe and Sophia will interact with each other while at Kindy Monday to Thursday. We're hoping they'll be distracted by other children and learning experiences, and will leave their sibling squabbles for home. At child care lately there have been a few reports of inappropriate behaviour amongst the three of them, just generally annoying each other. It is clearly a very unique situation having siblings together in the same class or child care -- and an interesting one for parents and teachers!

I know one mother of triplets who sent her trio to preschool for some of the same sessions, but also some different, meaning she often had one with her for individual time. We're starting them in the same sessions and will see how that goes. I am very keen for them to be seen as individuals rather than a "gang" who must always be together, so splitting them a bit while it's possible may be a good idea!

If you have a story to tell or some tips that worked for you, please let me know!

There are two new additions to our expectant HOM group, I will officially welcome them in the next Mag! We now have four expectant triplet families. It's getting busy! What an exciting time for these families, it seems like a lifetime ago when ours were born!

Until next time,
Bianca