Just wanted to see how all of you deal with competition between your multiples. My three are very differently skilled. My son is very good at building things, puzzles, hands on sorts of things. DD2 is very good at feelings...like knowing how others are feeling, taking care of someone who got hurt or feels ill, loves animals, has a kind heart. DD1 is very much the perfectionist and seems to be very good at whatever she tries....granted, if she isn't good at something she just stops doing it or practices until she can do it well. She is also doing great at school, reading above grade level and asking for challenge math work.

DD1 makes it very hard for her sister to find anything that she is best at. Yesterday DD2 started piano lesson and brought home part of Mary Had a Little Lamb to practice. Her sister has it down at least as well as she does after having it shown to her last night.
It doesn't bother DD2 yet.

But because I'm afraid of DD1 always coming out on top and I don't want them to be competing, I have decided to have her try violin instead of piano (she has wanted to play violin for a few years now but I wasn't ready for her to start). I'm hoping this will keep peace in the house, but am a bit afraid that even just seeing what DD2 is doing at home DD1 will be able to play piano better than her sister who is having the lessons.

Oh, and their brother now wants to play electric bass. We are thinking maybe guitar first. But need to figure out the girls first before we add any more to the mix. Do they even make smaller guitars?

The joy of multiples just gets more and more....busy.

So, how would/did you handle learning an instrument or whatever with your kids? Am I right to keep them on different instruments? Or do I just let them do the same and deal with one always being better at it?????

Thanks for listening and adding your 2 cents,

Andi
g/b/g
triplets in 2nd grade