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The born identity
Home at last! Tiffi grabs a snack and a drink and heads on over to her computer. It doesn’t take her long to find some articles. ‘Does birth order play a part in who we are? Studies suggest that the differences between oldest, middle and youngest siblings have more to do with nurture than nature. Oldest children often have…
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Who invented the birth order theory?
Tiffi continues her googling. Her phone rings and it’s Elsa calling. “Hi Tiffi, what have you been up to lately?” asks Elsa. Tiffi shares with her the conversation that she heard in the community and now she’s googling to find out more about birth order. Elsa suggests that she look up Alfred Adler because he was the…
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Birth Order Theory: Insights Into Your Personality
Tiffi fills her glass with fresh juice and goes back to her googling. Her eye catches this title - Birth Order Theory: Insights Into Your Personality, so she decides to read it. ‘Developing one's personality can come from a variety of sources and influences in a child's life, it can be fascinating and important to…
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Birth Order Theory: Adler's Research
‘Adler's desire to understand how social factors influence personality extended to child development. His birth order theory described how the family environment shaped a child's thoughts and behaviors. Tiffi looks over the list of traits for the first born and last born. She does recognize a lot of those first born traits…
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Traits of birth order
Over at Elsa’s house, she remembers studying Alfred Adler when she was in college so she decides to do some googling to help Tiffi. She finds an article that breaks each birth order down. ‘The following traits are general examples of how birth order and personality are related. Of course, many other factors could impact…
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Traits of middle and youngest child
Middle Child - Many have heard of the "middle child syndrome" and the difficulties these children can present. Considering the significant changes they deal with early in life, it's no wonder they could become frustrated or resentful. Not only do they lose their "youngest child" status, but they also have to share their…
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Research says that birth order can shape your personality
Tiffi now tries to look for images to go along with the story. She finds the cutest hand drawn picture breaking down the birth orders. She decides to read the article. ‘It’s a general assumption that the order of birth in a family can somewhat determine your personality and intelligence, but how much of this is exactly…
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The Oldest-Child Syndrome
Elsa is still looking for articles to help Tiffi. Suddenly the idea of creating a story about birth order comes to her mind. What a great idea! ‘Opposite personality poles – A firstborn child can be either strong willed and independent or a compliant people-pleaser, according to psychiatrist Alfred Adler, founder of the…
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Middle Child Syndrome
‘Is Middle Child Syndrome A Real Thing? It is difficult to determine whether or not middle child syndrome is a real thing, but the fact remains that many middle children share the same experiences and feelings. Dr. Alfred Adler’s theory is the closest we can come to proving the existence of middle child syndrome, believing…
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What Is Youngest Child Syndrome?
‘In 1927, psychologist Alfred Adler first wrote about birth order and what it predicted for behavior. Over the years, a number of theories and definitions have been put forward. But by and large, youngest children are described as: • highly social • confident • creative • good at problem solving • adept at getting others…
