Should multiples be involved in the decision?In an ideal world, separation should occur when the children think it is a good idea. Often some way through primary school or as they move to secondary school, multiples may feel that it is worth trying a year apart. However one has to be careful when taking the children?s views into account. They may want to be together because they are getting much more attention this way and are not having to develop the social skills the rest of the population needs. Or they may have had a fight just before they were asked and their decision to separate may only last an hour or two! Any involvement by the children must complement decisions by the parents and teachers and cannot replace these. |
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