How Does Birth Order Affect Children

In this topic, the author points out that the order of child’s birth could impact the child behavior and expectation from his parents as well as him-self. According to the author, the child could be the oldest one, the middle or the youngest. Also, he could be the only child when he doesn’t have any siblings. As far as I am concerned, I would agree with the author , as the birth order would impact the child expectation and behavior. In addition, In my essay, I would argue in the favor of the influence of the child’s birth order and represent some reasons for that. First and foremost, the author claims that the oldest child sees him-self much more responsible and capable than his siblings. Furthermore, his parents expect him to show some responsibilities when he communicates with his siblings. In fact, this is true, the oldest child assists in upbringing of his siblings, help in the household activities and sometimes study for his younger siblings. For instance, I am the oldest child. When I was young, before I got married, I sustained my mom in upbringing my younger brother who is younger than me with fifteen years old. Moreover, I was responsible on him when he attended the school and I studied for him. Indeed, the oldest child is capable to provide assistance at home for his parents as well as his siblings.

Obviously, middle child demands to prove that he is as much capable as the oldest child and in turn, he provides assistance to all the family. According to the psychology magazine in Italy, the middle child is the most flexible one in the children. Also, it mentioned that approximately 80% of the middle children are helpful at home and at school. This means that 8 out of ten middle children are participant in the school activities and share responsibilities with their