HOW BIRTH ORDER CAN SHAPE YOUR PERSONALITY

Have you ever heard that the oldest kid in a family tends to be very responsible, while children who have no siblings are far more likely to be selfish and demanding? Are these merely stereotypes, or is it really true? Today, we’ve decided to find the answer to this intriguing question How Birth Order Can Shape Your Personality?

The birth order theory began in the late 1920s with Alfred Adler, Sigmund Freud’s friend, and colleague. Adler believed that the order in which you are born into a family inherently affects your personality. According to him, the oldest child, for example, tends to be conservative, power-oriented, and predisposed toward leadership. Do you think it's true?

TIMESTAMPS:
The first-born child 0:38
The middle child 0:55
The youngest child 1:21
The only child 1:53
How birth order affects IQ scores 2:24
How birth order affects your personality 3:13
Is birth order really that important? 3:48

#birthorder #siblings #yourpersonality

SUMMARY:
- According to Alfred Adler, firstborns grow up to be caring, more willing to become parents, and more likely to take initiative.
- The middle kids in a family often tend to be ambitious, but they are rarely selfish. They are also more likely to set unreasonably high goals for themselves.
- Last-borns are usually highly motivated to surpass their older sisters and brothers. They achieve big success and earn recognition in their chosen field very often.
- Being overly pampered by their parents, the single kid expects pampering and protection from everyone around, too. Dependency and self-centeredness are the leading qualities of their lives.
- Older children generally show higher performance on intelligence tests. However, the scientists found no birth-order effects on emotional stability and imagination.
- Firstborns tend to be more honest and dominant. However, they are also less sociable and less resistant to stress. Middle children tend to be more conscientious and diligent.
- Birth order may have a certain impact on your personality or intelligence; however, don’t forget that parent-child relationships and the upbringing that children receive in their homes are much more important factors in shaping their lives as individuals.

[thehomie]

"The oldest child in the family tends to be really responsible"
Me: *sees older sister fight w/ lil bro*
Me:Might switch that a bit

[joshuablack]

This study doesn’t measure how gender, culture and ethnicity, environment, and parenting styles impact these birth orders. This is a poor study.

[movesguy]

As a middle child, I learned that the oldest is always the favorite, but had the most pressure to achieve. The youngest was the most pampered, and expectations were low. As for myself, I was pretty much left alone to do whatever I wanted. But if I wanted something, I had to get it myself so I learned to be self reliant.

[iateyourbagel]

"The only child expects pampering from everyone around them" Jesus only children are not all like that. I should know.

[rachael]

Oldest child squad where you at?!??!?!

[giannabelsworth]

“The older child is more responsible”
My older brother: breaks all the rules, sneaks out, hits our house with his car

[durpddurke]

Some might think being an only child means having attention constantly. Well, it means being constantly lonely and having nobody to play with in my case. And also, with little social interaction with other kids, makes it hard to find friends for me.

[jupiterstevens-hill]

I'm an only child raised by only my mother. My father doesn't pay child support or see me often, and when he does, he just gives me a dumb gift. My mom had me at a late age and never was able to get a college degree, so she's stuck at a terrible job and is always very cranky and high strung. So, I grew up very sensitive and emotional. At school I will cry about the littlest things, or sometimes for no reason at all. The other students say that I'm just a selfish only child who just wants attention. I don't try to cry, I just can't help it.

[stigm_ta]

I love how I’m an only child and none of the stuff was true for me

[ashl]

I think just as many only children end up more self-sufficient and mature, they have no choice but to interact predominantly with adults and they have no other siblings to share the load of parental expectation; its about the parenting approach that determines whether an only child is entitled or not.

[raphaellak]

"the first born loves their little brothers/sisters, and they are caring"
me:*throw a pillow in my sister*

[baebee]

"Oldest child tends to be more responsible"
Me: I'm responsible!
Also me: *loses something 5 seconds later*

[Natty]

Where are my "only child." people at?!

[shoutouthomessuvein]

PUT YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU A MIDDLE CHILD 🤚🏾🤚🏾🤚🏾🤚🏾🤚🏾

[pennyunwin]

I'm an only child and I always get asked "are you selfish etc" and it's really not true

[aCavemanNamedJaR]

One thing people often overlook about only children is that since they are the only ones they get very lonely on a whole different level than those with siblings. We never get nieces or nephews (unless by marriage) and we take all the blame! No bros or sis to blame it on.

Its not the party people make it sound like

[sealimpact]

My older brother:gets in trouble the most
Younger brother: awwww he’s so adorable
Me: oh yeah we forgot you exist

[arieszne]

I’m the oldest child and have to take care of these little demon spawns
Of course I still love them but they keep trashing my room:(

[cherryfarrar]

"The youngest is a perfectionist and achieves their goals no matter what". Me: messy room, bad grades, could honestly care less
"The youngest is the most social" me: hates all human contact and wishes to stay in my room with no one but YouTube and cheerios

[masallypatubo]

Can they be a little sensitive to us (only child group)? What they said is not exactly what we are.