As young people grow up, most will battle with their own sense of identity, but for twins this struggle can be more painful and prolonged. Some need to prise themselves from a ‘twosome package-deal’ identity, while others need to cast aside an identity based solely on differences from their co-twin: labelled by the well-meaning in an attempt to find uniqueness ‘Linda is the creative one; Laura the scholar’. The path to emotional happiness is difficult to navigate. What can parents do to make the journey less painful? Joan Friedman's Emotionally healthy twins provides some useful pointers outlined in a new philosophy of twin parenting.