Linda Jones

Linda and her partner Neil are parents to Emily and Melissa, born in October 1998.

They live in the West Midlands, where Linda works three days a week and freelances in order to spend more time with her daughters.

Linda was commissioned to write a series of articles for babyworld on the subject of twins to ensure the information was what the parents of twins really wanted.

She said: "Too often reports in newspapers promote stereotypical images of twins or triplets by presenting them as an individual unit or focusing on their "sameness."

"Tamba members are regularly left fuming by a cliché-ridden TV or newspaper story about twins, triplets or more, or infuriated that their point of view is not included in say, an article on the pros and cons of the different types of childcare when returning to work.

"While the mum of a single baby has the luxury of agonising over whether going back is the right choice for her child, many mums of twins have no say. They have to stay at home as double nursery fees mean it would just not be worth their while.

"Since having Emily and Melissa I have been struck by the lack of coverage in the glossy parenting titles and disappointed at the tone of reports in the mainstream press. Portrayals such as these only serve to undermine the efforts of parents to make sure their kids are treated as individuals and not some sort of freak show.

"Not all parenting publications are as responsible as babyworld.co.uk who had the sense to actually ask a mum of twins what parents would like to read about."