Birth Order

Birth Order

Birth Order
Does being first-born make people more competitive? Do middle-born feel left out in the cold? Does the youngest hold the key to being pampered? Birth order is thought to have an effect on your personality, your attitude, and your career choice. There is a lot of research supporting the effect of birth order on personality. As a first-born, with children, I have seen evidence of the traits associated with birth order.
First-born children tend to be high-achievers in whatever they do. Some traits to label first-born children include being reliable, conscientious, and well-organized. They are the high achievers, such as scientists, doctors, and lawyers. For example, all seven astronauts of the original Mercury program were first-born children. Leadership is a typical trait of the first-born. For instance, fifty-two percent of the United States presidents have been first-born. First-born children usually walk and talk earlier than later-born. First-born tend to have higher IQs. Many first-born feel their siblings have it easier than they. For the most part, this is true.   As each child is added to the typical family, the rules and regulations are relaxed a little more. Parents have high expectations of the first-born.   First-born, in general, are people who like structure and order.   First-born children often become accountants, bookkeepers, executive secretaries, and engineers. Some famous first-born that have gone on to be famous leaders, TV journalists, important business executives, individuals of stature, include: President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Hillary Clinton, journalist Peter Jennings, actor Bill Cosby, Apple founder Steven Jobs; scientist Albert Einstein, Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, and Ted Turner, founder of Turner Broadcasting.
  In general, the middle-born suffers from an identity crisis. Being the middle child sometimes means not getting as much attention as the oldest and youngest children. Middle children are great negotiators and...