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The Pros And Cons Of Birth Order

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Many people think that birth order dictates what a child will be like, but birth order does not have any effect on a child’s future. They believe that birth order is exactly right, and it can be used to predict the future success or personality of a child. For example, the oldest child will be the smartest and will become a CEO of a company, and the youngest child will be a free spirit. Research does not support the stereotypes of birth order. Birth order does not dictate a child’s personality, intelligence, emotions, or parenting. Most research claims that birth order does not affect people 's personalities. Some people still believe that it has a major effect on personality. They believe that just because the child is the oldest …show more content…

In the article “Birth Order Affects Child 's Intelligence and Personality,”Rachael Rettner states that “First-born received higher test scores, in math and verbal ability, while later born children had better grade point averages in English and math” (Rettner par.10). While older siblings may test higher than younger siblings, birth order doesn 't really have an effect on intelligence. Many factors other than birth order play into test scores. Most children do not learn in the same way or learn at the same pace as other children. Siblings may have different teachers or even attend different schools. In the article “Birth Order is Basically Meaningless,” Julie Beck claims that “... A couple of recent studies of large samples suggest that birth order doesn 't matter when it comes to personality, and barely matters when it comes to intelligence” (Beck par. 3). Like personality, intelligence of siblings are different because they are individuals, not because of the specific order of …show more content…

In the article “The Effects on Birth Order on Children.” it says that birth order has a big affect on children 's emotions “Birth order has a powerful impact upon children 's emotions, behavior and personality development. By a twist of fate a child is born into a particular spot in the family, and from this position, he will have unique emotional experiences. Each spot in the order has its advantages and challenges’’ (Wallace par. 1). There are many things that can affect a child 's emotions other than birth order, their siblings can pick on them and that can affect their emotions. The older siblings will also leave out their young sibling when they are with

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