Once I went to school, I became more comfortable around other children my age. Still, all through school I remember my peers saying I talked like an adult and knew many words they had never heard of. This was not deliberate because I preferred to fit in with my peers, but, as Adler points out (in Stein), an only child will often talk more like an adult because he or she communicates more with adults than with peers. Socially, I remember always being very independent, and not wanting, or needing, to have a lot of people around me. Sometimes I actually disliked having people around, especially uninvited ones. I liked doing things by myself, and still do. I did have friends, but never a lot of them; it was more like one at a time. My best friend (was when I was about eight or nine years old) was a middle child, and very sociable by comparison. She had a lot of friends, and through her, I made other friends. But I probably would not have sought out those separate friendships on my own. Even now, in college, I am a bit of a loner, and tend to shy away from collaborative or "team" class projects because I would rather do all the work myself, and feel I could do it better that way. I do not like being thrown together with people and told to work with them, although when I am, I try to do the best I can and fit in with the group. But even now group work is hard for me, because I would rather be off on my own. I do enjoy the company of other people, people older than me, younger than me, and my peers, pretty much equally, although when I was younger I almost always preferred the company of older people. Now it just depends on how much I like the person, and usually I do not think about age anymore. I do enjoy being the center of attention (as Adler states) but only if it has to do with some achievement or aptitude of mine. Otherwise, I consider it intrusive, and try to direct attention to someone else so I can withdraw. Leman mentions that only children are...
My single parent mother was both overprotective and under-protective, and I think that has something to do with my having various "firstborn" doubts and insecurities, as also described by Adler and others.
" e) Develops abilities the first child doesn't exhibit. f) if the first child is successful, they may feel uncertain of themself and their abilities. g) May be rebellious. h) Often doesn't like their position. i) Feels "squeezed," if a third child is born. j) May push down other siblings (Birth, 5). Laterborns tend to use low-power strategies, such as whining, pleading, humor, social intelligence, offers of reciprocal altruism, and, whenever
Birth Order and Psychology In previous years there have been quite a bit of research conducted on the subject of birth order and personality. However research on this matter has declined in at least the last 10 to 20 years. In all regards, it is the common perception that people who are first-born have the strongest disposition and have leadership tendencies. Research also tends to point out that children who are
In a within-family design, 96 undergraduate and graduate students rated themselves and their siblings on a 12-item extraversion scale taken from the NEO-Five-Factor Inventory. One-sample tests revealed, as predicted that first-borns rated significantly higher than later-borns on the facet of dominance and later-borns rated significantly higher on the facet of sociability." (2006) The work entitled: "Tracking the Elusive Human, Vol. II: Reading: Type and Genetics from Chapter 13" states the
Birth Order on Such Factors as Personality Several people are aware of the expression "birth order" but they have not comprehended what it really connotes, hence allow us to begin with a fundamental description. (Understanding Birth Order: Part I: An Overview) Birth order is a theory that has been deliberated since the last so many years and it is believed to contribute in the manner in which individuals act. A
birth order in children and how they communicate with their parents. Specifically, it will discuss why children talk to their parents in different ways because of their birth order. To get a good grasp of this the paper will explain the specific characteristics of the children. Many researchers believe that where we are born in a family will continually influence how we develop throughout our lives. Birth order certainly
Birth Order and Juvenile Delinquency Psychologists have long studied the effects of birth order on a person's personality. Sigmund Freud, for example, believed that "the position of a child in the family order is a factor of extreme importance in determining the shape of his later life" (cited in Sulloway 1996: 468n). The rest of social sciences, however, have been slower to accept such a sociobiological approach, preferring instead to explain social
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