Birth order has been known to affect personality, business skills and the way someone interacts with others. In many societies, birth order may have a blessed or a devastating impact on an individual -- for example, the birthright of a firstborn may include inheriting a family fortune or ruling a kingdom. In studying birth order, scientists have found that each category -- firstborns, middle children and the baby of the family -- share many similar characteristics. Although not every child will have each trait, here is a short list of some of the personality features typically found in each group. Firstborns tend to be reliable, conscientious, aggressive people- pleasers and are natural leaders. They are often dominant and disciplined and determined to succeed, but they may be defensive...
Q: As a parent, why should I be concerned about the effects of birth order? A: An article in the Oct. 29, Time magazine, "The Power of Birth Order," by Jeffrey Kluger, indicates that how kids turn out depends on the place they were born in the family.
An infertile wife was not entitled to a pre-birth order declaring her the parent of a child carried by a surrogate mother, a New Jersey appellate court has ruled in affirming judgment. The married couple in the case decided to have a child through the artificial insemination of a surrogate mother. The husband provided the sperm and the egg was provided by an anonymous third party. The surrogate mother agreed to surrender her parental rights at birth.
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Lucy sits in her beanbag and shatters Linus' thumb-sucking peace. "You are my younger brother and I am your older sister and that's the way it's going to be all the days of your life." Lucy pauses for maximum effect. "And don't tell me you never think about it. Well, Lucy, I never do. Even though my mother did send me this comic and even though I did carefully paste it into my kid's baby book in the most Freudian way, I never do think about the effect of birth order on my life.
WASHINGTON - Boys at the top of the pecking order - either by birth or because their older siblings died - score higher on IQ tests than their younger brothers. The question of whether firstborn and only children are really smarter than those who come along later has been hotly debated for more than a century.
By Perri Klass The New York Times
In the largest study of its kind, researchers have shown that the risk of autism increases for firstborn children and children of older parents. The risk of a firstborn with an autism spectrum disorder triples after a mother turns 35 and a father reaches 40.
By CHRISTINE L. PRATT Staff Writer
Ever since birth order theory became popular, I've scoured bookstores, but to no avail. Although numerous books describe the plight of oldest, middle, and youngest children, I have yet to find one entitled, "The Ninth Child. What's with that?
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