| Many experts have studied the placement of | | | | try not to compare your children with each |
| children in the birth order of the family | | | | other. Holding one child apart as the role |
| unit and have discovered that each group | | | | model can be detrimental to the development |
| displays certain traits and characteristics. | | | | of self esteem in the others. You also need |
| Oldest children tend to be born leaders while | | | | to encourage your children to work out their |
| younger children tend to be affectionate and | | | | disagreements on their own. The middle child |
| creative. Middle children characteristics are | | | | may become too dependent on you to fix his |
| a little harder to pinpoint as these | | | | problems. Children can learn good negotiating |
| youngsters usually stand apart from the other | | | | and diplomacy skills from solving their |
| children. Growing up as a middle child can | | | | problems between each other on their own. You |
| make the youngster feel like they go | | | | may need to spend some extra quality time |
| unnoticed by his parents. The oldest children | | | | with your middle child. Oldest and youngest |
| are held in high esteem due to their | | | | children seem to need your attention more |
| accomplishments while the youngest are | | | | than the middle child does, which is |
| coddled and babied. The middle child may feel | | | | oftentimes misleading. The middle child may |
| as if he has to struggle just to get noticed. | | | | not seem to want your attention due to the |
| Parents tend to expect more from their | | | | fact that many middle children are often more |
| youngest and oldest children as it may be | | | | emotionally withdrawn and distant from the |
| difficult for them to define their | | | | rest of the family than their siblings. This |
| expectations for the middle child. In most | | | | is an even greater reason to spend more time |
| cases, parents may have taken pictures and | | | | with them. There are some good traits that |
| documented every "first" that their oldest | | | | are exhibited by middle children. These |
| child did and may have lightened up these | | | | children grow up to be more independent and |
| efforts in relationship to the second child. | | | | are born mediators and negotiators. They also |
| While the parents may have done this as a | | | | tend to "go their own way" when dealing with |
| result of being more relaxed about their | | | | established ideas. They are innovators and |
| second experience at parenthood, a middle | | | | thinkers. Some famous middle children include |
| child may view this as solid proof that they | | | | J.F.K., Madonna, Donald Trump, Barbara |
| mean less to their parents than their older | | | | Walters, and Bill Gates. Each of these people |
| sibling. The middle child may also constantly | | | | is an example of just how successful middle |
| compare themselves to the other siblings, | | | | children can become with a little extra |
| especially the older ones. He may seek | | | | encouragement from their parents. Each of |
| interests in different areas that will allow | | | | them have "gone their own way" and become |
| them to stand apart from their elder. This | | | | role models for others. By supporting your |
| attention-seeking attitude also tends to make | | | | middle child in his tendency to go against |
| the middle children the "risk-takers," often | | | | the status quo, he may grow to be as |
| participating in dangerous sports or choosing | | | | successful as some of these middle children |
| careers that have an element of danger and/or | | | | have become. The possibilities are endless. |
| risks involved. Parents can take several | | | | |
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