Oldest, Youngest or in the Middle?

Were you the first or last child in your family?. Or were you a middle or only child?. some people think matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say the oldest children are smart and strong-willed. They are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for the first child. They give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only childwill succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in a family?.

Middle children don't get so much attention. so they don't feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle ones sometimes get lost in the crowd. The youngest child, though, often gets special treatment. He or she is the "baby" . Often this child grows up to be funny and charming.

Do you believe these ideas about birth order?. A recent study saw things quite differently. this study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in their lives. They usually folowed orders. Rules didn't mean so much to later children in a family. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances. And they often did better in life.

Which theory about birth order do you believe?, look at your own family or your friend's families. Decide which idea fits what you see.