The Power Of Birth Order

[Curiosity]

Responsible First Child? Bratty Baby Last Child? Where did you fit in your family group. Time Mag has an interesting article on how it may have affected your personality quirks - link below


http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1672715,00.html

The Power of Birth Order

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007 By JEFFREY KLUGER





It could not have been easy being Elliott Roosevelt. If the alcohol wasn't getting him, the morphine was. If it wasn't the morphine, it was the struggle with depression. Then, of course, there were the constant comparisons with big brother Teddy. <continued...>>>>

 

[karrie]

As the peace keeping middle child who was always scampering around trying to maintain harmony between my hard headed older sister and my spoiled little brother, now raising my oldest who tries to run the house while my youngest whines and counts his toes, I totally buy birth order as a very strong influence. Not the be all and end all of course, but a very strong influence.