Being The Oldest Child Research

Decent Essays
Are you the oldest sibling in your family?Well being the oldest sibling can be horrible and fun.Chairperson,honourable judges, ladies and gentlemen,and fellow students.People usually think that being the youngest in the family is horrible.But being the oldest can occasionally be worse than the youngest.I’ll be talking about being responsibility,and how I have to be a role model,and the advantages of being the oldest.

One of the things that the oldest sibling has to be is responsible.So my parents usually consider me as the responsible one,so they think that I should do additional chores.Also because of that my parents,leave me with my younger siblings when they go out,so they have a free babysitter.Presume my siblings break something because

Related Documents

  • Superior Essays

    From the moment infants are born, they go through continuous stages of transitional periods that are detrimental to their development. Remarkably, In just under 2 years infants go from sitting up, to crawling, and finally walking all on their own. There are a number of elements to explore when reflecting upon this stage such as: how walking is developed, when it might occur and how to recognize the signs, the issues and challenges involved for the child or caregiver, and lastly, research conducted that may help parents aid the child through this critical stage. This reflection will discuss this transition with the help of the book Children: A Chronological Approach by Robert V. Kail and Theresa Zolner, the journal article “Crawling and…

    • 924 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I have grown up in a family of 5; I have an older sister and a younger brother. Since I was little, I have learned the importance of seeking in a different perspective and taking care of young child. As my brother and I have age gap of four years, I had to often take care of him. By this, I learned to look at the situation in his perspective before scolding him. In addition, I recognized…

    • 886 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Every single day there are many decisions that need to be made. Choices that can be as little as wake up time and some that are as big as choosing which college to attend. Most people grow up making decisions based upon their own happiness or because they want to follow in the steps of one of their role models. I didn’t have any role models or someone that I wanted to strive to become. Because I didn't want to base my entire life on someone else’s, I had to learn about what drives a person and what makes someone motivated to do common, everyday tasks.…

    • 1197 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    I am a middle child. I was born two years after my sister Meredith, and Caleigh came six years after me. Within my family and friends, I am known as the quiet, quintessential middle child. For the first 16 years of my life, I was always an afterthought to the craziness of the first-born and the baby of the family, and I loved it‒ it made me independent and self-reliant. I was very comfortable being the easy-going child, happily accepting anything that came my way.…

    • 210 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    We see everyday that people argue about something, and we witness people refuse to accept the reality that happens in their life. These things are evident as we read the stories To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Lottery. Siblings argue, like the narrator and Jem. People seem to not accept the reality, like Mrs. Hutchinson over the fact that she and her family was chosen on the lottery. However, it does not matter how you behave with a person because eventually conflicts will arise.…

    • 968 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Firstborn Children

    • 922 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Firstborn children are typically believed to be serious, conscientious, directive, goal-oriented, aggressive, rule-conscious, exacting, conservative, organized, responsible, jealous, fearful, high achieving, competitive, high in self-esteem, and anxious. They may learn the concept of power at a young age, and this can be expressed in their desire to help, protect and lead others. The firstborn may also have the need to regain praise from their parents that they received before their siblings were born. The first born may come to feel unloved through the perceived loss of mother's love to the new baby. Adler (1964) referred to this as being "dethroned" by the younger sibling.…

    • 922 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Intergenerational Study

    • 354 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Prior studies have shown that intergenerational programs (IGP) between the older and younger generations have positive effects, such as enhance socialization, emotional support, well-being and quality of life, on the older population.1,2,3 More IGPs are implemented in the community setting compare to the institutional care settings. Thus, the purpose of this study is to provide evidence of the effectiveness of the intergenerational program for older adult residents with dementia in an assisted living facility (ALF). The study is a 12-week randomized controlled trial randomly assign participants into the intervention group (IGP) and control group (usual care). This study will collect baseline data on demographic data, diagnosis, activities of…

    • 354 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Being the younger sibling you are always forced to do the things that your older siblings do, or you want to be like them so you do it too. My older sister LeAnn has always been the smart one, so i have always tried to match her. In my attempts in doing that I have played softball and basketball both of which I hated, they just weren't for me. I finally found something that I enjoyed that she had done in that we both could talk about our accomplishments. The activity that I found was FFA she had been an officer her junior and her senior year of high school.…

    • 579 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Immigrating To Canada

    • 193 Words
    • 1 Pages

    As the youngest, I was always the first person to rush out whenever my uncle arrives. My siblings would follow closely behind telling me not to run or else I will fall. When we get on the car, I would always go sit beside my cousin that is born in the same…

    • 193 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    I am the oldest daughter/child of three kids in a Mexican family of divorced parents. Who is trying to be the first to graduate with a college degree, and make my family proud of my accomplishments. Being the oldest child has its advantages and disadvantages, but it is inevitable that one feels pressured to be the perfect role model for their younger siblings. Especially when my Mexican relatives feel the need to compare us to one another. Not only do I feel the stress but so do my siblings.…

    • 232 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    We can fight, scream, pull each other down, learn, cry, and encourage each other all in one single day or afternoon. Second oldest and now the responsible one since my older brother left for college, all the responsibility of role model lays on my shoulders. The four horsemen, or siblings, entire chaos can cloud a region full of mountains while it can also be responsible for the sunrise. The overwhelming responsibility and constant pressure develops into motivation to prove there is more to a sister, than just taking care of her siblings; there is a hardworking woman with an unbreakable…

    • 500 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The observation dealt with the impact of development and behavior of sibling position. Overall people who grow up together are held in the same sibling predicament with mutual…

    • 896 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Great Essays

    Being the “baby” in the family gave me the power to be in control of many things, like making my family listen to me most of the time, and being the one who makes decision, such as where to go or where to have dinner. I really felt pampered by both my parents and siblings since young, because I always get what I want. When I was younger I remember that I will always win in a fight with my sister, because my mother will tell my sister to tolerate and compromise me since I was the youngest in the family. It will take me some time to realize my mistakes. Although I might look like spoiled child, I really know how much my siblings tolerated with me since young, and how my parents were always protecting me.…

    • 1591 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    There has always been a time where you might've thought to yourself, "I'm not enough," or "I will never be enough." With this mindset embedded into your brain, it's hard to believe that you will ever be proven wrong in these circumstances. In the short story, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, Jing-mei tries to fight off who she's not but is compelled by her mother to become the prodigy that she's always hoped for in her daughter. These two forces collide, causing conflict within their relationship where Jing-mei faces the tough reality that she cannot be what her mother wants her to be because of the high expectations parents have for their children, but what she aspires to be. Firstly, growing up as the eldest child had its drawbacks since I was the one constantly being compared to everyone who excelled in areas where I couldn't.…

    • 724 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Being The Middle Child Having and older and younger sibling could be ups and downs. Most people think being a middle child is an advantage because, they have someone to look up to and someone to look up to them. Being the middle child has its advantages and disadvantages. I’m a middle child and for me it’s a disadvantage. Having an older and younger sibling but somehow always was the blame for something.…

    • 752 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays