Theory

Tonight , we are going to talk you about personal traits associated with birth order. First, you
need to know about the birth order theory and recall it for your future.

Birth order theory suggests that birth order can affect the developing personality of a child.
Eldest children, youngest children, the middle child and only children fall into statistical groups
with similar personality traits. That's not to say that every child will display every trait (or even
any trait) associated with their place in the birth order; only that there is a statistical
correlation that seems to suggest the probability that a child's ranking in birth order may result
in certain traits that are common to other children of the same ranking.

Alfred Adler was born in 1870. He is one of the first theorists to suggest that birth order
influences personality. At beginning many people think that his theory was absurd but he
didn’t take importance and he kept on believing in his statistics. As a consequence, he dispute
his theory with other psychologists , also He argued that birth order can leave an indelible
impression on an individual's style of life.

Among the general public, it is widely believed that personality is strongly influenced by birth
order. One modern theory of personality states that the Big Five personality
traits of Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness,
and Neuroticism represent most of the important elements of personality that can be
measured.
In his book Born to Rebel, Frank Sulloway suggested that birth order had powerful effects on
the Big Five personality traits. He argued that firstborns were much more conscientiousand
socially dominant, less agreeable, and less open to new ideas compared to laterborns.
However, critics such as Fred Townsend, Toni Falbo, and Judith Rich Harris, argue against
Sulloway's theories.

Suggrstion of 2 personalties

First born

 Parents tend to hold firstborns up as role models for younger siblings, and that can be a lot of
pressure. "Watch for the effects of stress," cautions pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton, MD,
coauthor of Touchpoints 3 to 6: Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development (Perseus
Publishing). Be careful using "should" -- as in, "you should've known better."
 While you're doling out extra responsibilities to your oldest, grant some privileges, too, like a
later bedtime.
 "It's easy to put too much responsibility on the firstborn," says Dr. Brazelton. Your oldest might
volunteer to bring the baby a toy when he's fussy or hand you a diaper, but don't expect her to
help all the time.

Middle Child

 Thank her when she steps in to mediate a sibling squabble.

 Respect his need for peers. Create opportunities for him to meet new friends at the park or on
playdates.
 Firstborns have their parents all to themselves initially, as do last-borns once their other
siblings grow up and leave home. But the middle kids always have to share parental attention.
Set aside extra time for your middle child to make her feel special, recommends Dr. Brazelton:
"Do it for every child, individually, but especially for that middle child."
Chart

This bar graph shows that the percentage of different gender about their birth order is not
similar.

As you can see the oldest child, who has the highest percentage in a group of people surveyed,
is a woman. On the other hand a few people answered that they are only children woman

It’s important to note that in the bar of male , the oldest and youngest child , both have the
same percentage .

It is clear that the majority of male people are first children whereas the minority of male
people are only children