Middle Child Syndrome Have you ever wondered if your birthplace, especially that of a middle child, had an effect on your personality and your consciousness? Psychologists and many others have thought about the subject and believe there is a connection between your personality development and your place in the family. Many people, myself included, have wondered why some siblings are treated differently than others. For example, the older one usually gets more responsibilities and privileges, while the younger one is usually pampered and gets by without Scott. This actually has to do with birth order. Order of birth: position of a child in relation to his brothers and sisters. In a number of siblings, this is also the child's rank based on age. This has more of an effect on personality than intelligence (“What is the order of birth?”). But if the older child gets more privileges and responsibilities, and the younger child gets by and is pampered, what does the middle child get? This now brings us to middle child syndrome. Middle child syndrome: When a middle child, usually the second of three children close in age, feels excluded, neglected and neglected (“middle child syndrome”). You may be wondering, “Is birth order a real thing?” ". With much of the research being over a decade old, most of it being done by doctors, psychologists, and professors (Dr. Kevin Leman, Catherine Salman, Dr. Ronald W. Richardson), it is quite obvious that this is a real problem. thing. With so much hype on this topic, one thing we need to think about is how do we judge the differences between children? How can we justify generalizing that the oldest is responsible, the...... middle of paper ......tunity to become more than a victim of circumstances. We have the chance to grow into who we are as middle children and use it to our advantage. Source #1: (“What is birth order?”) http://psychologydictionary.org/birth-order/Source #2: (“Middle Child Syndrome”) http ://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Middle%20Child%20SyndromeSource #3: (“Understanding the Power of Birth Order”) http://www.today.com /id/39459807/ ns/today-parenting_and_family/t/understanding-power-birth-order/#.UzNpBqhdXE0Source #4: (“Born Between”) http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/field-guide-families/201210/born- in-betweenSource #5: (“Peer Relations in Early Childhood”) http://www.education.com/reference/article/peer-relations-middle-childhood/Source #6: (“Middle Childhood) More of success?) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2079636/Middle-children-MORE-successful-So-true-family.html