NOMOTC: the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club. It is a network of more than 420 local clubs representing over 25,000 families of multiples across the United States. Most clubs meet monthly to discuss the care and development of multiple birth children, as well as other topics of interest. Clothing and equipment exchanges and club libraries are another big benefit of joining a local club. NOMOTC was founded in 1960 for the purpose of promoting the special aspects of child development which relate specifically to multiple birth children.
MOMOTC: the Michigan Organization of Mothers of Twins Club. The Michigan Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs (MOMOTC) is part of NOMOTC. They help Michigan parents of multiples and the Michigan Mothers of Twins (& Multiples) local Clubs. The state organization is primarily a group of board members, chairpersons, & state representatives from across the state. The website began in May 2002 as a means to share information between all member clubs and individuals in the state.
MOST: Mothers of Super Twins: is a network of families with triplets, quadruplets and more. MOST provides information, resources, empathy and good humor during pregnancy, infancy, toddlerhood and school age.
TWINS Magazine: Bi-monthly parenting magazine providing advice and real life stories regarding multiple children published since 1984. Targeted specifically to parents of twins, triplets and higher order multiples from prenatal to age 5.
SuperTwins Magazine is geared toward expectant families, families with babies in diapers as well as children in elementary school and beyond including fun articles to enjoy as well as informative pieces by parents and professionals. Each issue is comprised of feature articles, birth announcements, beautiful pictures of multiples and their families, as well as articles.
Twinslist.org is a set of links and FAQs created by a community of parents of multiples over the years. The number of links they have to other sites is EXTENSIVE. Among the selections (but certainly not all): Organizations; Businesses; Loss/Bereavement Resources; Information on Pregnancy, Bedrest, Prematurity, and Parenting Issues. If you want to know about multiples-themed Halloween costumes, Magnesium Sulfate, multiples in school, choosing a stroller, speech delays, vacation tips, how to survive the first few days with multiples, and company offered freebees.
MOST Online is a network of families with triplets, quadruplets and more that provides information, resources, empathy and good humor during pregnancy, infancy, toddlerhood and school age.
Twins Stuff is a site managed by twin brothers and their twin wives. It serves as a resources for twins of all ages, sizes and shapes to learn more about why it's special to be a twin. The web site also focuses on answering parenting and other twin-related questions.
There's a Twins Calendar at this Parenting (and everything else) site. Multiples expert, Dr. Barbara Luke, offers critical insights into the pattern of weight gain and particular nutrients necessary to help prolong your pregnancy in order to give birth as close to term as possible.
Twinsburg Twins Days Festival happens the first weekend in August every year in Twinsburg, OH. The Twins Days Festival is open to all multiples -- identical, fraternal, young and old, twins, triplets, quads -- and their families. You need to registering for the festival.
Twinsworld Links: I'm not sure how useful these are, nor do they seem to be organized at all. I did not check every single link to see if they might be helpful. However, if you are looking for something, there may just be a link here for you.
The MSU Babysitters, Pet & House Sitters, Elder Caregivers & Tutors List: a listing created by the Family Resource Center at MSU (http://www.frc.msu.edu/) consisting of MSU students who are willing to babysit, house sit, pet sit, etc etc etc. The FRC HAS performed criminal checks on everyone on their list, but they cannot guarantee the quality of care (obviously). While many of the programs at FRC are for MSU students/staff/faculty, this List can be used by anyone.
The MSU Family Resource Center also publish a "Things to Do at MSU" (and locally) booklet. You can either stop by their offices at 1407 S. Harrison, Suite 225 in East Lansing or go here: http://www.frc.msu.edu/ttd.cfm.
The Office for Young Children Child Care Referral Service: this office will provide you a list of child care providers (nursery school, preschool, day care, etc) based on your suggestions. They are a great resource for the numerous child care providers out there. They also have listings of Summer Programs for preschool and school age children.
The Field Trip Guide, while designed for day care providers looking for a venue to which they can take the kids, it can also be used by parents as it contains a lot fo valuable information about a number of different locations. It is created by the Office for Young Children and can be found at: www.ingham.org/hd/oyc/FTG%202%206.06.doc
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