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Studies on twins focus on the pair and how it works, their development and their identity. But not many of them look at what it means to be the parents of twin children. From a review of the national and international scientific literature from 1960 to 2011, the article highlights the specific features of the role the twins’ mother plays. It also shows that the fathers, as they break with the triadic relationship with the mother and children, create a special form of dynamics. In these families, where two children are born simultaneously and can have the same needs either at the same time or at different moments, educational approaches can vary considerably and merit detailed study being devoted to them.