Welcome to www.tvillinger.com
(tvillinger = twins)
- the most comprehensive Danish information and advisory, consultative
home page for -and about twins.
The object of this page is to function as a center for exchange of
information for twins, parents of twins, and others who either through
their job or private life become interested in twins and their special life situation and development.
www.tvillinger.com is part of a larger multimedia project about twins.
The web based part is produced in co-operation with Danish www.netdoktor.dk
Behind www.tvillinger.com stands experienced twin-mother, journalist Abelone
Glahn, working voluntary and independently of organisations and institutions; however gladly welcoming sponsors and
advertisers.
The idea is to extend these pages to other countries than Denmark - and
in other languages. For further information, please contact info@amedia.dk.
Background:
In Denmark more and more twins are born. Not only "home made" twins, but over the past
decade thanks to assisted reproductions techniques, a drastic rise in birth of twins has taken place.
Today every 55th birth results in twins , where, prior to the popularity
of assisted reproductions techniques in the mid-eighties, only every 70th
birth resulted in twins.
Naturally, this increase has sharpened the interest in the life of twins,
and as a consequence of the many births there has been an increasing
demand amongst parents, and among twins themselves, to obtain information
on
On the last point it's perhaps worth noting that www.tvillinger.com has
received enquiries from twins up to 83
years of age.
In Denmark there are now about 50.000 pairs of twins, corresponding to
around 100.000 twins or approx. two percent of the total population.
The home page consists of three main elements :-
1) Professional consulting for twins and parents by a panel of
twin-experts.
2) Information and advice about twins from cradle to grave
including text, photos, and
useful links.
3) Personal column : Mail your own experience,
and obtain comments or advice from others with their experience - be they
parents,
relatives, professionals, - or
twins.
Apart from the many new parents, calling for information and
counselling, many grown-up twins are in need of professional advice in difficult life
situations - or need to talk to other grown-ups about something relating
to just this:- being a twin. This
might be in relation to marriage or berievement, - situations that affect
twins in a different way than it affects singles.
The home page has already turned out to be useful for educational people, teachers, health visitors, and others who through their jobs come into close contact with twins and their problems.
The
homepage is to a high degree based on participation, so
if you feel you can contribute and/or profit from the experience and
knowledge which will result, don't hesitate to contact Abelone
Glahn at info@amedia.dk
Some of the articles is in English:
Read about Twin Loss and bereavement