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A Valuable Technique Regarding The Parenting Of Twin Toddlers: The Zone Defense  For quite some time I knew nothing of this useful parental tactic.  Instead of running it, I went with more of a "corral method", in which I'd spend much of my time bent in half, hunched over awkwardly -- uncomfortably, keeping my miniature herd of offspring in the same locale as they struggled to break free. Upon one of those rare occasions wherein my wife and I were lucky enough to simultaneously occupy the same space, she saw this flawed technique in action.  This is when she gave me this special gift, one holding so much importance, that it cannot be  accurately measured.  It was then, in that moment, that she taught me the parenting tool that she had dubbed: "the zone defense."       The first step is to simply take a few steps away from the rambunctious duo.  This alone does wonders.  No longer sensing the oppressive attention you give (apparently so much fun t