Have you ever wondered what the birth order of your children can tell you about them? Well, of course, there is no scientific proof behind birth order and what it means for your children and family; but, it is an interesting subject to learn about, nonetheless, so today I wanted to take a look at some resources on the topic and pass the information on to you!
Before we get started with personality traits you can try this quiz that will try to predict your birth order based on information you enter about your personality.
After you read through the information I provide here, I will post the results to my quiz, as well as the validity of its prediction.
The First Born Child: These children are likely to be leaders, a bit more intelligent than their siblings, and are likely to earn more money. This is because they are nurtured more than their siblings, perhaps because there was no competition in the beginning. They become leaders because they are often given responsibility toward their siblings.
The Middle Child: These children are often the peace keepers of the family. They are difficult to define, as they are no longer the youngest, but become an older child to another sibling. They may spend their life in competition with the oldest child, and may be less attached to the family because they have a hard time finding their place in it.
The Youngest Child: These children are often the most outgoing, and sometimes the most financially irresponsible of all the children. Likely to be more daring than their siblings, they may grow up to become comedians. They will be more spoiled than their siblings, and are the most likely to be babied. They will likely expect others to make decisions for them, and behave like the Only Child.
The Only Child: In competition with no one, these children are likely to be self-centered, spoiled, and rely on others to do things for them.
The Twin: These children will likely have trouble identifying themselves, and finding their place. One will be dominant over the other, and parents will likely deem one the Older Child.
Now that you have digested all of that information, it’s time to tell you if the Birth Order Predictor Quiz was correct. And, yes, when it told me I was likely a first born, it was correct. I am a first born child! I have a half sister 6 years younger than me, a step-sister 9 years younger, and a half-sister 15.5 years younger! The results are below, and are astonishingly just about right on the nail.
“You Are Likely a First Born
At your darkest moments, you feel guilty.
At work and school, you do best when you’re researching.
When you love someone, you tend to agree with them often.
In friendship, you are considerate and compromising.
Your ideal careers are: business, research, counseling, promotion, and speaking.
You will leave your mark on the world with discoveries, new information, and teaching people to dream.”
I’m surprised it worked that well off of five questions. For more information about Birth Order, check out this article.
Stay tuned for more on Birth Order, as we will tackle some parenting advice for each child based on their place in the family tree soon.
If you take the quiz, which I suggest you do, let me know with a comment if the results were right! 
Well in my case its bit different, but I agree with the article because the reasons are obvious.
Great post!
Keep ‘em coming..
It’s an interesting read and in principle I agree with the descriptions – certainly from looking at my own upbringing! The parents have an enormous responsibility in the way that these children turn out – a pattern that is fairly common is that younger children are quite often spoken for by the older children in the family. This means that their development is often slower than the older child at the equivalent age. It may also mean that they choose not to speak up because they are normally not allowed their own voice.
It’s great to have this info though, as a parent I feel I have a responsibility to the next children beyond my daughter to minimise these patterns and allow them the same possibilities and potential as their older children.
Interesting stuff! Thanks, Dan.
I have 6 children;
The first and 4th (near enough middle) fall into the
categories above
The others are really random and don’t fit into above categories.
I only have one child, and I’m not sure if I’ll ever have a second; so this doesn’t affect me on that level; but being the first of 3 biological, and four if you count the step-child, I can say we all fit the descriptions!
I would have to disagree with you regarding your Only Child points. It gets tricky making such generalizations.
Yes, I know it is very difficult to make these generalizations, but everything can be classified as a bell curve, so there will be those that do not fit, as well as those that do. Thanks for coming by!
Wow! It’s almost right =) I guess it’s comes down to child psychology in every household. But there’s usually some problems too when the eldest is not responsible? He’ll set a bad example. The eldest is usually the most important one to set the standard.
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