Multiple Birth Awareness Week Celebration

Our socials are the place to be!

Meet new multi-parent friends, let the kids play across the fenced acre of outdoor space and enjoy a bonanza of bubbles, some old fashioned party games - plus snacks!!!

We're hosting all families with multiples, whether or not they are financial members of the club.

Sunshine Coast MBA is promoting its peer support network and also demonstrating advocacy, one of the pillars of the national organisation.

This year's theme is 'Educate the Educators'

Some of the unique considerations for families and professionals to consider include:

• Classroom placement - whether to split them or keep them together - is one of the biggest dilemmas faced by parents of multiples.
• School readiness - with 65% of twins and 95% of higher order multiples born prematurely and higher rates of developmental delays, the decision about when multiples start, can be more difficult.
• Being treated as individuals - ensuring professionals and the general community, acknowledge multiples as separate entities and avoid comparisons or labels.
• Fostering individuality - encouraging and supporting multiples to develop their own unique personalities, friendships and interests.
• Respecting the multiple bond - understanding and fostering the unique bond that twins, triplets or more have and supporting them through transitions that involve separation.
• Additional family stressors - awareness of the increased rates of mental health issues and financial strain amongst multiple birth families.