The Effects Of Birth Order And Its Effects On Personality
Birth order and its effects on people’s personalities is a representation of how children are raised and the interactions they have with their parents. It is not a set of characteristics predetermined based on whether someone is the first child conceived. Stereotypically, children of each order of birth will have certain traits. However, due to many variables in each child’s environment this may not always be the case.
Even though the same parents raise siblings, the specific environment that they are raised in differs from child to child. When a parent’s first child is born, it is a brand new experience and they will raise their first child differently than they do their second. (Grauss, 2013) Once more children come around parents tend to be more relaxed which is why the baby of the family tends to be more attention seeking and …show more content…
Once a second child comes along, they inadvertently become the role model to the younger sibling. They have a standard to live up to so that their younger sibling will follow suit. This is why first-born children tend to be more responsible and take a leadership role, sometimes even seen as bossy (Krauss, 2013).
I think that many parents will in avertedly raised their children based around these stereotypes. I myself am a first-born and I am more responsible than my younger brother is. My parents know I will get things done and will therefore usually ask me over my brother when it comes to more important things.
These categories however, are very broad and people love to make connections to their own lives and fit themselves into categories (Beck, 2015). That is why birth order is not an exact science and does not suit everyone. People are raised in different ways and in different environments and become their own people. Nonetheless, there is still some foundation to birth
Even though the same parents raise siblings, the specific environment that they are raised in differs from child to child. When a parent’s first child is born, it is a brand new experience and they will raise their first child differently than they do their second. (Grauss, 2013) Once more children come around parents tend to be more relaxed which is why the baby of the family tends to be more attention seeking and …show more content…
Once a second child comes along, they inadvertently become the role model to the younger sibling. They have a standard to live up to so that their younger sibling will follow suit. This is why first-born children tend to be more responsible and take a leadership role, sometimes even seen as bossy (Krauss, 2013).
I think that many parents will in avertedly raised their children based around these stereotypes. I myself am a first-born and I am more responsible than my younger brother is. My parents know I will get things done and will therefore usually ask me over my brother when it comes to more important things.
These categories however, are very broad and people love to make connections to their own lives and fit themselves into categories (Beck, 2015). That is why birth order is not an exact science and does not suit everyone. People are raised in different ways and in different environments and become their own people. Nonetheless, there is still some foundation to birth