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When One Twin Lags Behind: Twin differences: Understanding and navigating this common parental concern
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Copyright © 2005-2025 by Barbara Klein, Ph.D., Ed.D. Educational consultant since 1986. Twin and giftedness expert. I am a twin and the author of: Raising gifted kids; Not all twins are alike; Alone in the mirror; Forgotten memories; Twin dilemmas; Challenges of gifted children; Identity and intimacy in twins; Early adolescence and the search for self; New understandings of twin relationships. No one can duplicate me. All rights reserved.
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