Being A Middle Child Syndrome

Middle Child Syndrome is perceived as the negative outcome of being a middle child. The factors linked to this syndrome are parents congratulating the oldest child and coddling the youngest. This leads to the middle child being a depressed over-achiever. However, these stereotypical traits were not apart of my family dynamic. Therefore, I wasn’t affected in this manner. Personally, I gleaned many benefits throughout my life due to my position as the middle of seven children. These advantages include my outgoing personality, desire for success, independent spirit and quest for adventure.

My outgoing personality has opened many doors. I believe this attribute formed, because I grew up, not only as a middle child, but the middle of a large family. Living in such a dynamic, you are required to learn how to stick up for yourself and gain the attention you want by being loud and outgoing. This ability to be extroverted has enabled me to start school, work, and personal relationships easily. I believe these relationships enhanced my school experience, allowed me to gain work opportunities, and led to lifelong friendships. …show more content…
Being the middle child, I had to compete with my siblings for the attention of my parents, relatives, and friends. As a result, I worked hard to get good grades in school and do well in sports. However, in time, this desire to achieve changed from trying to gain external attention to being internally motivated. This feature led to success in high school with grades and