How your birth order can affect your personality

     Birth order is the place or rank you get according to your age after you are born in a family.You might be the only child,oldest child,middle child,or the youngest child .These birth orders often help us develop some certain qualities among us.According to the author Lucille K. Forer birth order plays a very important role in how a child sees himself,how he connects with his parents,how other siblings see him and how he reacts.

      The first child usually gets the chance to learn and copy from his parents,which helps him to develop a parental quality in him.He thinks that he has the closest relation with his parents and adults in his family.The parents often have higher expectation from their oldest child.Even the eldest child himself tends to think that he is better and way more mature than the rest of his siblings.
 
       The second child never gets as much attention as the first or the youngest child.After the birth of the first child the parents get more relaxed.As a result the later children gets some advantages.He feels less pressured and independent.He learns how to deal with his elder and younger siblings.

       The youngest child is always dependent on his parents and elder siblings.He thinks that he is less capable than the others.He doesn't even feel the urge to do things on his own because he knows there is always someone on his family who'll come to the rescue.

        Finally,it's the only child.He doesn't have to worry much about his position.He has no one to compete with.He gets all the attention from his parents,feels lonely at times and learns how take care of himself when the parents are not around.He is more likely the oldest child.

        I mostly agree with the author's description on each children.I can totally relate with what she has to say about our birth order when I compare it with my family.However,i don't think it's necessary that a person will always react according to his birth order.Sometimes the eldest can be the most irresponsible one.Sometimes it's the youngest who is taking care of his entire family! It depends on the circumstances.