With three boys in the house (ages 5.5, 3.5 and 1) I'm really starting to think a lot about birth order and how the personalities of my three children might be shaped by the order in which they were born.
This article by Dr. Robert Needleman gives an interesting view on birth order.
Do you think your first borh (or you, if you're a first born) is "serious, conscientious, take-charge, goal-oriented, aggressive, rule-conscious, exacting, conservative, organized, responsible, jealous, fearful, and anxious"?
Do you think your middle child "rebels against the status quo"? Does s/he struggle just to be noticed at all?
Do you think your last born is: "affectionate, sensitive, people-oriented, attention-seeking, indulged, dependent, laid-back, tenacious, absent-minded, relaxed, fun, flaky"?
I'd love to hear how the siblings are in your family!
-- Elizabeth
My sons are twins so its hard to say first born vs. middle child... I think being twins has influenced their personalities quite a bit though. They've always had to share everything, and haven't had any jealousy with their baby sister. My baby is 14 weeks old so I don't know what her personality is yet, but shes very sweet (and a little high maintenance) so far.
Wow, this a interesting post. Well, I have 2 boys but they have diff. dads. I don't think it matters to much bc my hubby has been in my 1st son's life since 1 yr. He's 8 yr and he's very active, social, curious and impulsive which can be good at times. My 9 mo is very observant, quite for the most part but can't say too much more bc he's still pretty young but I can definitely tell that their diff.
My first born is more like a last born and my last born is more like a first born.
I however am a first born through and through. Seriously LOL. That is me to a TEE!
Quoting Cafe Elizabeth:Do you think your first borh (or you, if you're a first born) is "serious, conscientious, take-charge, goal-oriented, aggressive, rule-conscious, exacting, conservative, organized, responsible, jealous, fearful, and anxious"?
Do you think your middle child "rebels against the status quo"? Does s/he struggle just to be noticed at all?
Do you think your last born is: "affectionate, sensitive, people-oriented, attention-seeking, indulged, dependent, laid-back, tenacious, absent-minded, relaxed, fun, flaky"?
I'd love to hear how the siblings are in your family!
-- Elizabeth
I have two older brothers and this description is pretty accurate!
My oldest brother was always like a second dad even though he is only 5 years older than me. As an adult he excels at his job, has a great family, and is very much like the description above.
My other brother totally fits the middle child stereotypes! He is the only one who ever got in trouble(for lack of judgement or testing my parents limits), he makes sure everyone knows when he is in the room, he is extremely outgoing and friendly. Everyone who meets him remembers him and loves him!
I'm the baby and only girl! As the youngest I am a mix of my older brothers. I am responsible, rule conscious, and goal oriented like my oldest brother, but laid back and people oriented like my brother in the middle. My husband and I live 5 minutes away from my parents which I absolutely love. I definitely find comfort living so close to them(guess that's my dependant trait)!
I have three sons now 24, 20 and 19 and yes you just described them. LOL I think birth order is a large determing factor.
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on Mar. 15, 2010 at 10:06 AM