I am a mother of four month old triplets and am doing a final research paper on the separation of triplets in school. I understand that everyone is busy but I would appreciate any feedback that you seasoned mothers have! Thanks again!

Survey Questions:
1. Were your children separated at the start of their education?
a. Yes
b. No

2. What age were your children at that time?
a. 1-2 years
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

3. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by the educators?
a. Yes
b. No

4. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by your children?
a. Yes
b. No

5. Does your school district implement a mandatory separation policy?
a. Yes
b. No

6. Did your children do well the first year that you made the decision to either separate them or keep them together?
a. Yes
b. No

7. Did your children experience separation anxiety?
a. Yes
b. No

8. In your opinion was it harder for your children to leave each other or the parent/caregiver?
a. Each other
b. Parent/Care Giver
c. No anxiety

9. Looking back, would you have made a different decision?
a. Yes
b. No

10. Please share any comments about this process or time in your lives:


Thank you to all who participate!

Josie 2/29/08
Expecting B/B/G Trips in January 2011!

Survey Questions:
1. Were your children separated at the start of their education?
b. No

2. What age were your children at that time?
They were separated (2-1) for 6th, 7th and 8th grade

3. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by the educators?
b. No

4. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by your children?
b. No. They resisted the idea of separation at first, but each decided when they were ready and have had no problems.

5. Does your school district implement a mandatory separation policy?
b. No. The public schools prefer separation but it is not mandated. Our children went to a private (parochial) school and the principals and teachers supported our decisions- tho' some originally thought it might be problematic, all agreed it was no problem to have them together after having them in their classroom.

6. Did your children do well the first year that you made the decision to either separate them or keep them together?
a. Yes


7. Did your children experience separation anxiety?
b. No

8. In your opinion was it harder for your children to leave each other or the parent/caregiver?
c. No anxiety

9. Looking back, would you have made a different decision?
b. No

10. Please share any comments about this process or time in your lives:
All 4 of my children- the singleton and the triplets- are very close. They enjoy being together and even as teenagers look forward to their time together.
The girls liked being in the same classroom and certainly took advantage of the times they might forget a book to borrow from their sister, but never depended on each other to make friends, do school work or participate in extra curricular activities.
We decided to separate them in junior high to prepare them for high school when they will definitly not share all the same classes. They all felt ready to separate at different times so it worked well putting one by herself each year. It also allowed the 2 left together to form a clser bond.
My girls are not identical.


Judie and Victor
lucky parents to
Frankie 3/95
Maggie 7/96
Rose 7/96
Elizabeth 7/96

I know that this is an extremely busy time of year for you all and I do appreciate answering the survey.

Thanks again,

Cara

Survey Questions:
1. Were your children separated at the start of their education?
b. No

2. What age were your children at that time?
e. 5

3. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by the educators?
b. No

4. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by your children?
b. No

5. Does your school district implement a mandatory separation policy?
c. Unsure

6. Did your children do well the first year that you made the decision to either separate them or keep them together?
a. Yes

7. Did your children experience separation anxiety?

c. NOT SEPARTED

8. In your opinion was it harder for your children to leave each other or the parent/caregiver?
c. No anxiety

9. Looking back, would you have made a different decision?
b. No

10. Please share any comments about this process or time in your lives:
Our kids are still in Kindergarten (fist year of big school). They have been together in Preschool and in Kindergarten and I would like to see them together for all their school, If i had my way.

Oz
ggb
May 05

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1. Were your children separated at the start of their education?
b. No

2. What age were your children at that time?
c. 3

3. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by the educators?
b. No

4. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by your children?
b. No

5. Does your school district implement a mandatory separation policy?
b. No

6. Did your children do well the first year that you made the decision to either separate them or keep them together?
a. Yes

7. Did your children experience separation anxiety?
b. No

8. In your opinion was it harder for your children to leave each other or the parent/caregiver?
c. No anxiety

9. Looking back, would you have made a different decision?
b. No

10. Please share any comments about this process or time in your lives:
We separated the girls the second year they had school (4 yrs old) and they had absolutely no problem with it. We approached it with excitement and there were only a few moments on the first day - when it truly sunk in that they would be in separate rooms - that they seemed concerned, but it didn't last long. Our school automatically separates, but I'm sure they would allow them to room together if I pushed. Fortunately, I pushed that they be separated, not kept together, so it worked out for us. Our girls are excellent students but it would be too much together time if they had to be together, all day, every day. They need a break.

Loren
GGG Jan.2005 @ 28wks

Sweetened Taters - http://sweetenedtaters.blogspot.com

Survey Questions:
1. Were your children separated at the start of their education?
a. Yes
1 son was sent to a special school due to he is deaf while the other 2 went to the same school and were in the same class.

2. What age were your children at that time?
c. 3


3. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by the educators?
b. No
The pre=k school 2 of my children attended are very supportive of seeing what was best for each individual child and situation.

4. Did you experience any backlash of the decision by your children?
b. No

5. Does your school district implement a mandatory separation policy?
b. No

6. Did your children do well the first year that you made the decision to either separate them or keep them together?
a. Yes
They did very well together and for pre-k 4 they will stay together but I have decided once they start k we will split all of them up due to the child who goes to the other school is starting to be excluded from his brother and sister.

7. Did your children experience separation anxiety?
b. No

8. In your opinion was it harder for your children to leave each other or the parent/caregiver?
c. No anxiety

9. Looking back, would you have made a different decision?
NA

10. Please share any comments about this process or time in your lives:

Tanna

06/22/07 29 weeks 4 days
Lincoln 2 lbs 13 oz
Colton 2 lbs 14.4 oz
Dakota 2 lbs 11oz
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