Term Papers on Birth Order

Term Paper Title	Birth Order
# of Words	1068
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	4.27

Birth Order

Each person is born with a distinct character and special gift that distinguishes them from every person in the family tree and society. When this inner capacity for goodness is identified, acknowledged and nurtured in childhood, it brings strength to society and success to the child. (Sibling Patterns. 1)

The oldest child is more of a mental child, has more things to say. He's also a leader of all sorts, but also an inward thinker and very respectful. (Sibling Patterns. 1) The oldest child has more things to say because he feels, if the case of him being an only child, he can act older or if he has younger siblings, he will talk more for attention. In my family my older brother would always talk more than myself, maybe when my parents asked me how my day was at school I didn't say much, but he would tell it all. In the play Hamlet, Polonius had two children and his oldest son, Laertes was a big talker, and he would also do things he shouldn't like rebel. That's an obvious older child trait. (Hamlet. 2) The oldest child is also a leader and a thinker. He may become authoritarian or strict. He feels power is his right. He can become helpful if encouraged, and may turn to his father after the birth of the next child. He is dethroned by the next child and has to learn to share. The parent expectations are usually very high. He is often given responsibility and expected to set an example. (Alderian. 3) "The first born is something of a guinea pig as Mom and Dad try to learn the fine art of parenting. After all they have never done this before. Everything about a first born is a big deal…there is little doubt that the family overdoes things with the first born." (Kelly Woo. 4)

The middle child is a child who is more in the trait of feeling, and is more emotionally determined. The middle child's parental relationship usually wants the father and repels the mother. (Sibling Patterns. 1) Being more feeling, the middle child has a sense of being on their own, and the first to leave home. They tend to develop many friends outside the family and are strongly influenced by their peer group. There are almost always fewer photos of them in the family album. The middle child tends to learn to negotiate, to mediate, and compromise. This makes him or her more balanced, more comfortable with people and the possessor of fewer hang-ups. Middle children are the last to seek the services of the helping professions such as psychologists, counselors or ministers. In past because they are used to life being unfair, and have slightly lower expectations of themselves and others, middle children often make good managers. Interestingly, they are also the most monogamous. (Your Birth.5) According to Alder, the middle child is "sandwiched" in, and may feel squeezed out of a position of privilege and significance. The middle child also may be even tempered, having a "take it or leave it" attitude. He may have trouble finding a place or may become a fighter of injustice. With that, a middle child is one quite opposite of the oldest or first born child. (Alderian. 3)

The youngest child in the family frequently has special privileges and gains...

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