Are you the eldest child? Youngest? Are birth order stereotypes true? | BBC Ideas

There are lots of stereotypes about the eldest child, youngest child and middle child... But are there really birth order characteristics? And what if you are an only child? Dr Radha Modgil explores some of the evidence.

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[alissonhenriquecoelho]

I’m listening in bluetooth earphone and the audio is terrible, the left side I listen the woman’s voice and the other side I listen the song. Way? For what? The audio technology of this video don’t work well.

[wbell]

I grew up in a family that included my half-brother who was twenty years my senior as well as a full brother who was twenty months younger. What would the theoretical consequences of that have been?

[EduardoCastillo]

why does this channel have 100k subscribers but less than 100 likes ad dislikes combined on this video and only 2700 views on this video. that is terrible for a channel of this size

[myra]

This theory only applied to normal families. It doesn't work with parents who gave you away for adoption, orphans, unfortunate crazy family and stuff. It doesn't work that way

[harshalbhanarkar]

B R Ambedkar was also the youngest child!

[ggrother]

close enough, but, watch out, 'charm' is another word for hex!

[fishythenothosaurus]

I was abused by younger sibling all my life and didnt had the right to protecr myself. Was even I days I couldnt go home. I was like shit of the house. And now I feel that all society neglects me, so I live in my little world and do minimal things to survive.

[notme_ytx]

Parents to oldest child:DO THIS DO THAT YOUR YOUNGEST SIBLING DOES SO MUCH MORE
Parents to middle child:wait you exist you used to be so Obedient now you have an attitude
Parents to the youngest child:oh my little angel of corse you can have your older siblings favorite possession without their consent
What the youngest child is like when parents are away:

[satoku]

I’m the youngest child, I guess I’m self centered and manipulative according to this video 😂